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#CF7DED Color

#CF7DED is rgb(207, 125, 237) in RGB, hsl(284, 76%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 47%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rich Lilac (#B666D2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.88. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CF7DED
HEX#CF7DED
RGBrgb(207, 125, 237)
HSLhsl(284, 76%, 71%)
HSVhsv(284, 47%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 47%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(71.9% 0.177 316.4)
LABlab(64.74% 46.10 -43.92)
LCHlch(64.74% 63.67 316.39)

What #CF7DED Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #CF7DED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 8.88Deep Mauve#D473D4ΔE 11Bright Lilac#D891EFΔE 11.31Lavender Magenta#EE82EEΔE 11.4Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 11.86Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 12.4

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#CF7DED Channel Values

How #CF7DED breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 207 · G 125 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 284° · S 76% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 284° · S 47% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 47% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.69:1 vs white · 7.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CF7DED background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CF7DED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CF7DED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CF7DED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CF7DED
Complementary
#9BED7D
Analogous
#977DED
Analogous
#ED7DD3
Triadic
#EDCF7D
Triadic
#7DEDCF
Split comp.
#D3ED7D
Split comp.
#7DED97

Tints & Shades of #CF7DED

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D68FF0
#DCA1F2
#E3B3F5
#E8C0F6
#EFD2F9
#F5E4FB

Shades

#BF50E7
#B028E2
#911ABC
#721494
#4F0E67
#30093F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CF7DED.

How #CF7DED Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#CF7DED
Protanopia#8F8FED
Protanomaly#AD88ED
Deuteranopia#9E9EEC
Deuteranomaly#B492EC
Tritanopia#C29292
Tritanomaly#C88ABD
Achromatopsia#9E9E9E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CF7DED in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-cf7ded: #CF7DED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CF7DED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cf7ded': '#CF7DED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.490, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_cf7ded">#CF7DED</color>
SVG fillfill="#CF7DED"

More Purple Colors

#CF7DED sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CF7DED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CF7DED?

#CF7DED is a light purple — rgb(207, 125, 237) in RGB and hsl(284, 76%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rich Lilac (#B666D2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.88.

What is the RGB value of #CF7DED?

#CF7DED is rgb(207, 125, 237) — red 207, green 125, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CF7DED?

#CF7DED converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 47%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CF7DED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CF7DED scores 2.69:1 against white and 7.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CF7DED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CF7DED is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is violet (#EE82EE) at a CIE76 distance of 11.4, which is visibly different.

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