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#CFA6DD Color

#CFA6DD is rgb(207, 166, 221) in RGB, hsl(285, 45%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 25%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tropical Violet (#CDA4DE), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.74. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CFA6DD
HEX#CFA6DD
RGBrgb(207, 166, 221)
HSLhsl(285, 45%, 76%)
HSVhsv(285, 25%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 25%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(78% 0.089 317.4)
LABlab(73.29% 22.75 -22.03)
LCHlch(73.29% 31.67 315.91)

What #CFA6DD 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 #CFA6DD, 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.

#CFA6DD Channel Values

How #CFA6DD 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 166 · B 2218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 285° · S 45% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 285° · S 25% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 25% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.07:1 vs white · 10.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CFA6DD 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 text10.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CFA6DD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CFA6DD; 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 #CFA6DD

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

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How #CFA6DD 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#CFA6DD
Protanopia#AEAEDD
Protanomaly#BCABDD
Deuteranopia#B5B5DC
Deuteranomaly#C0AFDC
Tritanopia#C8AEAE
Tritanomaly#CBABC3
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

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Using #CFA6DD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cfa6dd: #CFA6DD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CFA6DD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cfa6dd': '#CFA6DD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.651, blue: 0.867)
Android XML<color name="color_cfa6dd">#CFA6DD</color>
SVG fillfill="#CFA6DD"

More Purple Colors

#CFA6DD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CFA6DD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CFA6DD?

#CFA6DD is a light purple — rgb(207, 166, 221) in RGB and hsl(285, 45%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tropical Violet (#CDA4DE), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.74.

What is the RGB value of #CFA6DD?

#CFA6DD is rgb(207, 166, 221) — red 207, green 166, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CFA6DD?

#CFA6DD converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 25%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CFA6DD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CFA6DD scores 2.07:1 against white and 10.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CFA6DD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CFA6DD 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 7.9, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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