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#CF7FFA Color

#CF7FFA is rgb(207, 127, 250) in RGB, hsl(279, 92%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 49%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Heliotrope (#DF73FF), visibly different at ΔE 11.38. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CF7FFA
HEX#CF7FFA
RGBrgb(207, 127, 250)
HSLhsl(279, 92%, 74%)
HSVhsv(279, 49%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 49%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(72.8% 0.187 312.6)
LABlab(65.66% 47.15 -49.60)
LCHlch(65.66% 68.44 313.55)

What #CF7FFA 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 #CF7FFA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#CF7FFA Channel Values

How #CF7FFA 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 127 · B 2508-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 279° · S 92% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 279° · S 49% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 49% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.6:1 vs white · 8.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CF7FFA 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 text2.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CF7FFA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CF7FFA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #CF7FFA

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CF7FFA.

How #CF7FFA 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#CF7FFA
Protanopia#9191FA
Protanomaly#AD8AFA
Deuteranopia#9F9FF9
Deuteranomaly#B493F9
Tritanopia#C09696
Tritanomaly#C68EC6
Achromatopsia#A0A0A0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CF7FFA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cf7ffa: #CF7FFA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CF7FFA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cf7ffa': '#CF7FFA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.498, blue: 0.980)
Android XML<color name="color_cf7ffa">#CF7FFA</color>
SVG fillfill="#CF7FFA"

More Purple Colors

#CF7FFA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CF7FFA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CF7FFA?

#CF7FFA is a light purple — rgb(207, 127, 250) in RGB and hsl(279, 92%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Heliotrope (#DF73FF), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.38.

What is the RGB value of #CF7FFA?

#CF7FFA is rgb(207, 127, 250) — red 207, green 127, and blue 250 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CF7FFA?

#CF7FFA converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 49%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CF7FFA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CF7FFA scores 2.6:1 against white and 8.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CF7FFA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CF7FFA 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 mediumorchid (#BA55D3) at a CIE76 distance of 14.76, which is visibly different.

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