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#CFA9FF Color

#CFA9FF is rgb(207, 169, 255) in RGB, hsl(267, 100%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 34%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mauve (#E0B0FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.4. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CFA9FF
HEX#CFA9FF
RGBrgb(207, 169, 255)
HSLhsl(267, 100%, 83%)
HSVhsv(267, 34%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 34%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(80% 0.125 304)
LABlab(75.07% 26.59 -37.69)
LCHlch(75.07% 46.13 305.20)

What #CFA9FF 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 #CFA9FF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 6.4Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 10.36Rich Brilliant Lavender#F1A7FEΔE 13.37Bright Lilac#D891EFΔE 13.62Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 13.91Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 14.71

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

#CFA9FF Channel Values

How #CFA9FF 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 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 267° · S 100% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 267° · S 34% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 34% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.95:1 vs white · 10.77:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CFA9FF 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 text1.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CFA9FF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CFA9FF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CFA9FF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CFA9FF
Complementary
#D8FFA8
Analogous
#A8ADFF
Analogous
#FBA8FF
Triadic
#FFCFA8
Triadic
#A8FFCF
Split comp.
#FFFBA8
Split comp.
#ADFFA8

Tints & Shades of #CFA9FF

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

#D5B3FF
#DBBDFF
#E0C7FF
#E9D6FF
#EEE0FF
#F4EBFF

Shades

#B070FF
#8F33FF
#7000FA
#5700C2
#3E008A
#22004D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CFA9FF.

How #CFA9FF 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#CFA9FF
Protanopia#B0B0FF
Protanomaly#BDADFF
Deuteranopia#B7B7FE
Deuteranomaly#C1B1FF
Tritanopia#C3B7B7
Tritanomaly#C8B1D8
Achromatopsia#BABABA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CFA9FF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cfa9ff: #CFA9FF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CFA9FF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cfa9ff': '#CFA9FF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.663, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_cfa9ff">#CFA9FF</color>
SVG fillfill="#CFA9FF"

More Purple Colors

#CFA9FF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CFA9FF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CFA9FF?

#CFA9FF is a lightest purple — rgb(207, 169, 255) in RGB and hsl(267, 100%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mauve (#E0B0FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.4.

What is the RGB value of #CFA9FF?

#CFA9FF is rgb(207, 169, 255) — red 207, green 169, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CFA9FF?

#CFA9FF converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 34%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CFA9FF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CFA9FF scores 1.95:1 against white and 10.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CFA9FF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CFA9FF 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 16.5, which is visibly different.

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