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#CFA1FD Color

#CFA1FD is rgb(207, 161, 253) in RGB, hsl(270, 96%, 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 5.91. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CFA1FD
HEX#CFA1FD
RGBrgb(207, 161, 253)
HSLhsl(270, 96%, 81%)
HSVhsv(270, 36%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 36%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(78.5% 0.136 306.5)
LABlab(73.15% 30.38 -39.58)
LCHlch(73.15% 49.90 307.51)

What #CFA1FD 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 #CFA1FD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 5.91Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 8.96Bright Lilac#D891EFΔE 9.8Rich Brilliant Lavender#F1A7FEΔE 11.94Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 12.67Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 16.49

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

#CFA1FD Channel Values

How #CFA1FD 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 2538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 270° · S 96% · 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 · 10.17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CFA1FD 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 text10.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CFA1FD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CFA1FD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CFA1FD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CFA1FD
Complementary
#CFFDA0
Analogous
#A0A0FD
Analogous
#FDA0FD
Triadic
#FDCFA0
Triadic
#A0FDCF
Split comp.
#FDFDA0
Split comp.
#A0FDA0

Tints & Shades of #CFA1FD

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

#D4AAFD
#DBB9FE
#E0C3FE
#E8D2FE
#EDDCFE
#F5EBFF

Shades

#B269FC
#9632FB
#7A05F0
#5E04B9
#420382
#26024B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CFA1FD.

How #CFA1FD 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#CFA1FD
Protanopia#AAAAFD
Protanomaly#BAA6FD
Deuteranopia#B2B2FC
Deuteranomaly#BEABFC
Tritanopia#C3B0B0
Tritanomaly#C8AAD3
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CFA1FD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cfa1fd: #CFA1FD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CFA1FD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cfa1fd': '#CFA1FD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.631, blue: 0.992)
Android XML<color name="color_cfa1fd">#CFA1FD</color>
SVG fillfill="#CFA1FD"

More Purple Colors

#CFA1FD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CFA1FD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CFA1FD?

#CFA1FD is a lightest purple — rgb(207, 161, 253) in RGB and hsl(270, 96%, 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 5.91.

What is the RGB value of #CFA1FD?

#CFA1FD is rgb(207, 161, 253) — red 207, green 161, and blue 253 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CFA1FD?

#CFA1FD 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 #CFA1FD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CFA1FD scores 2.07:1 against white and 10.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CFA1FD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CFA1FD 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 17.79, which is visibly different.

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