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#CFABDE Color

#CFABDE is rgb(207, 171, 222) in RGB, hsl(282, 44%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 23%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tropical Violet (#CDA4DE), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.48. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CFABDE
HEX#CFABDE
RGBrgb(207, 171, 222)
HSLhsl(282, 44%, 77%)
HSVhsv(282, 23%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 23%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(79% 0.081 315.9)
LABlab(74.51% 20.32 -20.73)
LCHlch(74.51% 29.03 314.42)

What #CFABDE 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 #CFABDE, 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.

#CFABDE Channel Values

How #CFABDE 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 171 · B 2228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 282° · S 44% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 282° · S 23% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 23% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.99:1 vs white · 10.53:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CFABDE 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 text10.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #CFABDE

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

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #CFABDE

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

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

How #CFABDE 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#CFABDE
Protanopia#B2B2DE
Protanomaly#BEAFDE
Deuteranopia#B8B8DD
Deuteranomaly#C2B3DE
Tritanopia#C9B3B3
Tritanomaly#CBB0C5
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CFABDE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cfabde: #CFABDE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CFABDE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cfabde': '#CFABDE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.671, blue: 0.871)
Android XML<color name="color_cfabde">#CFABDE</color>
SVG fillfill="#CFABDE"

More Purple Colors

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

#CFABDE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CFABDE?

#CFABDE is a light purple — rgb(207, 171, 222) in RGB and hsl(282, 44%, 77%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tropical Violet (#CDA4DE), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.48.

What is the RGB value of #CFABDE?

#CFABDE is rgb(207, 171, 222) — red 207, green 171, and blue 222 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CFABDE?

#CFABDE converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 23%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CFABDE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CFABDE scores 1.99:1 against white and 10.53:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CFABDE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CFABDE 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 10.45, which is visibly different.

Open #CFABDE in a Tool

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