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#CFA1E8 Color

#CFA1E8 is rgb(207, 161, 232) in RGB, hsl(279, 61%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 31%, 0%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Wisteria (#C9A0DC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.85. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CFA1E8
HEX#CFA1E8
RGBrgb(207, 161, 232)
HSLhsl(279, 61%, 77%)
HSVhsv(279, 31%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 31%, 0%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(77.6% 0.11 313.3)
LABlab(72.44% 27.00 -29.29)
LCHlch(72.44% 39.84 312.67)

What #CFA1E8 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 #CFA1E8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 5.85Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 6.85Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 6.88Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 8.38Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 10.91Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 11.18

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

#CFA1E8 Channel Values

How #CFA1E8 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 161 · B 2328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 279° · S 61% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 279° · S 31% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 31% · Y 0% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.12:1 vs white · 9.92:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CFA1E8 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 text2.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CFA1E8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CFA1E8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CFA1E8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CFA1E8
Complementary
#BAE8A1
Analogous
#ABA1E8
Analogous
#E8A1DD
Triadic
#E8CFA1
Triadic
#A1E8CF
Split comp.
#DDE8A1
Split comp.
#A1E8AB

Tints & Shades of #CFA1E8

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

#D5ADEB
#DCB9EE
#E2C6F1
#E8D2F4
#EEDEF7
#F5EAFA

Shades

#BA78DE
#A34AD3
#8B2EBD
#6A2390
#4B1967
#2A0E39

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CFA1E8.

How #CFA1E8 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#CFA1E8
Protanopia#AAAAE8
Protanomaly#BAA6E8
Deuteranopia#B2B2E7
Deuteranomaly#BEABE7
Tritanopia#C6ACAC
Tritanomaly#CAA8C7
Achromatopsia#B2B2B2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CFA1E8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cfa1e8: #CFA1E8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CFA1E8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cfa1e8': '#CFA1E8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.631, blue: 0.910)
Android XML<color name="color_cfa1e8">#CFA1E8</color>
SVG fillfill="#CFA1E8"

More Purple Colors

#CFA1E8 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CFA1E8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CFA1E8?

#CFA1E8 is a light purple — rgb(207, 161, 232) in RGB and hsl(279, 61%, 77%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Wisteria (#C9A0DC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.85.

What is the RGB value of #CFA1E8?

#CFA1E8 is rgb(207, 161, 232) — red 207, green 161, and blue 232 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CFA1E8?

#CFA1E8 converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 31%, 0%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CFA1E8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CFA1E8 scores 2.12:1 against white and 9.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CFA1E8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CFA1E8 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 8.38, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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