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#CFABE8 Color

#CFABE8 is rgb(207, 171, 232) in RGB, hsl(275, 57%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 26%, 0%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tropical Violet (#CDA4DE), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.34. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CFABE8
HEX#CFABE8
RGBrgb(207, 171, 232)
HSLhsl(275, 57%, 79%)
HSVhsv(275, 26%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 26%, 0%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(79.4% 0.093 311.1)
LABlab(74.81% 21.84 -25.70)
LCHlch(74.81% 33.73 310.36)

What #CFABE8 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 #CFABE8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 3.34Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 4.13Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 8.78Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 9.74Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 9.84Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 10.16

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

#CFABE8 Channel Values

How #CFABE8 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 2328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 275° · S 57% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 275° · S 26% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 26% · Y 0% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.97:1 vs white · 10.64:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CFABE8 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 text1.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CFABE8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CFABE8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CFABE8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CFABE8
Complementary
#C4E8AB
Analogous
#B0ABE8
Analogous
#E8ABE3
Triadic
#E8CFAB
Triadic
#ABE8CF
Split comp.
#E3E8AB
Split comp.
#ABE8B0

Tints & Shades of #CFABE8

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

#D5B7EB
#DABFED
#E1CBF1
#E8D7F4
#EFE3F7
#F3EBFA

Shades

#B57FDC
#9E57D1
#8334BC
#652790
#461B64
#2A103C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CFABE8.

How #CFABE8 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#CFABE8
Protanopia#B2B2E8
Protanomaly#BEAFE8
Deuteranopia#B8B8E7
Deuteranomaly#C2B3E8
Tritanopia#C7B4B4
Tritanomaly#CAB1CB
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CFABE8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cfabe8: #CFABE8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CFABE8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cfabe8': '#CFABE8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.671, blue: 0.910)
Android XML<color name="color_cfabe8">#CFABE8</color>
SVG fillfill="#CFABE8"

More Purple Colors

#CFABE8 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CFABE8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CFABE8?

#CFABE8 is a light purple — rgb(207, 171, 232) in RGB and hsl(275, 57%, 79%) 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 3.34.

What is the RGB value of #CFABE8?

#CFABE8 is rgb(207, 171, 232) — red 207, green 171, and blue 232 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CFABE8?

#CFABE8 converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 26%, 0%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CFABE8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CFABE8 scores 1.97:1 against white and 10.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CFABE8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CFABE8 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 9.74, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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