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#CFA5DF Color

#CFA5DF is rgb(207, 165, 223) in RGB, hsl(283, 48%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 26%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tropical Violet (#CDA4DE), indistinguishable to the eye at ΔE 0.59. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CFA5DF
HEX#CFA5DF
RGBrgb(207, 165, 223)
HSLhsl(283, 48%, 76%)
HSVhsv(283, 26%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 26%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(77.9% 0.093 316.5)
LABlab(73.11% 23.56 -23.39)
LCHlch(73.11% 33.20 315.21)

What #CFA5DF 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 #CFA5DF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 0.59Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 2.26Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 6.52Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 7.26Pastel Violet#CB99C9ΔE 7.47Light Medium Orchid#D39BCBΔE 8.5

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

#CFA5DF Channel Values

How #CFA5DF 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 165 · B 2238-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 283° · S 48% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 283° · S 26% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 26% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.08:1 vs white · 10.1:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CFA5DF 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 text2.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CFA5DF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CFA5DF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CFA5DF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CFA5DF
Complementary
#B5DFA4
Analogous
#B1A4DF
Analogous
#DFA4D2
Triadic
#DFCFA4
Triadic
#A4DFCF
Split comp.
#D2DFA4
Split comp.
#A4DFB1

Tints & Shades of #CFA5DF

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

#D5B0E3
#DBBBE7
#E1C6EB
#E9D5F0
#EFE1F4
#F5ECF8

Shades

#BA7FD2
#A455C3
#8B3CAA
#6C2E84
#4D215E
#2B1335

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CFA5DF.

How #CFA5DF 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#CFA5DF
Protanopia#ADADDF
Protanomaly#BCAADF
Deuteranopia#B4B4DE
Deuteranomaly#C0AEDE
Tritanopia#C8AEAE
Tritanomaly#CBAAC3
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CFA5DF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cfa5df: #CFA5DF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CFA5DF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cfa5df': '#CFA5DF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.647, blue: 0.875)
Android XML<color name="color_cfa5df">#CFA5DF</color>
SVG fillfill="#CFA5DF"

More Purple Colors

#CFA5DF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CFA5DF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CFA5DF?

#CFA5DF is a light purple — rgb(207, 165, 223) in RGB and hsl(283, 48%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tropical Violet (#CDA4DE), which is indistinguishable to the eye at a CIE76 distance of 0.59.

What is the RGB value of #CFA5DF?

#CFA5DF is rgb(207, 165, 223) — red 207, green 165, and blue 223 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CFA5DF?

#CFA5DF converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 26%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CFA5DF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CFA5DF scores 2.08:1 against white and 10.1:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CFA5DF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CFA5DF 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 7.26, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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