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#CFA1FC Color

#CFA1FC is rgb(207, 161, 252) in RGB, hsl(270, 94%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 36%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Violet (#CC99FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.35. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CFA1FC
HEX#CFA1FC
RGBrgb(207, 161, 252)
HSLhsl(270, 94%, 81%)
HSVhsv(270, 36%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 36%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(78.4% 0.134 306.8)
LABlab(73.11% 30.21 -39.10)
LCHlch(73.11% 49.41 307.70)

What #CFA1FC 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 #CFA1FC, 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.

#CFA1FC Channel Values

How #CFA1FC 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 2528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 270° · S 94% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 270° · S 36% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 36% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.07:1 vs white · 10.16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CFA1FC 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 text2.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CFA1FC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CFA1FC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CFA1FC; 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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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CFA1FC

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CFA1FC.

How #CFA1FC 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#CFA1FC
Protanopia#AAAAFC
Protanomaly#BAA6FC
Deuteranopia#B2B2FB
Deuteranomaly#BEABFB
Tritanopia#C3B0B0
Tritanomaly#C8AAD3
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CFA1FC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cfa1fc: #CFA1FC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CFA1FC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cfa1fc': '#CFA1FC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.631, blue: 0.988)
Android XML<color name="color_cfa1fc">#CFA1FC</color>
SVG fillfill="#CFA1FC"

More Purple Colors

#CFA1FC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CFA1FC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CFA1FC?

#CFA1FC is a lightest purple — rgb(207, 161, 252) in RGB and hsl(270, 94%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Violet (#CC99FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.35.

What is the RGB value of #CFA1FC?

#CFA1FC is rgb(207, 161, 252) — red 207, green 161, and blue 252 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CFA1FC?

#CFA1FC converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 36%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CFA1FC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CFA1FC scores 2.07:1 against white and 10.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CFA1FC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CFA1FC 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 17.31, which is visibly different.

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