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#CFA9EF Color

#CFA9EF is rgb(207, 169, 239) in RGB, hsl(273, 69%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 29%, 0%, 6%) 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 6.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CFA9EF
HEX#CFA9EF
RGBrgb(207, 169, 239)
HSLhsl(273, 69%, 80%)
HSVhsv(273, 29%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 29%, 0%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(79.3% 0.105 308.9)
LABlab(74.55% 23.97 -29.88)
LCHlch(74.55% 38.31 308.74)

What #CFA9EF 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 #CFA9EF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 6.19Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 6.46Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 6.63Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 9.67Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 10.55Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 12.57

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

#CFA9EF Channel Values

How #CFA9EF 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 169 · B 2398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 273° · S 69% · L 80%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 273° · S 29% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 29% · Y 0% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.99:1 vs white · 10.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CFA9EF 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 text1.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CFA9EF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CFA9EF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CFA9EF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CFA9EF
Complementary
#C8EFA9
Analogous
#ACA9EF
Analogous
#EFA9EC
Triadic
#EFD0A9
Triadic
#A9EFD0
Split comp.
#ECEFA9
Split comp.
#A9EFAC

Tints & Shades of #CFA9EF

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

#D7B6F2
#DBBEF3
#E3CBF6
#E7D4F7
#EEE1F9
#F3E9FB

Shades

#B579E6
#9B4ADE
#8025CB
#651D9F
#471570
#290C41

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CFA9EF.

How #CFA9EF 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#CFA9EF
Protanopia#B0B0EF
Protanomaly#BDADEF
Deuteranopia#B7B7EE
Deuteranomaly#C1B1EF
Tritanopia#C6B4B4
Tritanomaly#CAB0CE
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CFA9EF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cfa9ef: #CFA9EF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CFA9EF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cfa9ef': '#CFA9EF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.663, blue: 0.937)
Android XML<color name="color_cfa9ef">#CFA9EF</color>
SVG fillfill="#CFA9EF"

More Purple Colors

#CFA9EF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#CFA9EF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CFA9EF?

#CFA9EF is a lightest purple — rgb(207, 169, 239) in RGB and hsl(273, 69%, 80%) 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 6.19.

What is the RGB value of #CFA9EF?

#CFA9EF is rgb(207, 169, 239) — red 207, green 169, and blue 239 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CFA9EF?

#CFA9EF converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 29%, 0%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CFA9EF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CFA9EF scores 1.99:1 against white and 10.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CFA9EF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CFA9EF 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 10.55, which is visibly different.

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