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#CFAFF8 Color

#CFAFF8 is rgb(207, 175, 248) in RGB, hsl(266, 84%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 29%, 0%, 3%) 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 6.51. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CFAFF8
HEX#CFAFF8
RGBrgb(207, 175, 248)
HSLhsl(266, 84%, 83%)
HSVhsv(266, 29%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 29%, 0%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(80.7% 0.106 304.2)
LABlab(76.26% 22.33 -32.11)
LCHlch(76.26% 39.12 304.82)

What #CFAFF8 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 #CFAFF8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 6.51Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 9.09Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 9.32Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 10.55Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 13.56Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 13.91

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

#CFAFF8 Channel Values

How #CFAFF8 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 175 · B 2488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 266° · S 84% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 266° · S 29% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 29% · Y 0% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.89:1 vs white · 11.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CFAFF8 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 text1.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CFAFF8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CFAFF8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CFAFF8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CFAFF8
Complementary
#D9F8AF
Analogous
#AFB4F8
Analogous
#F3AFF8
Triadic
#F8CFAF
Triadic
#AFF8CF
Split comp.
#F8F3AF
Split comp.
#B4F8AF

Tints & Shades of #CFAFF8

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

#D4B9F9
#DAC2FA
#E0CBFB
#E8D9FC
#EEE3FD
#F4ECFD

Shades

#B07CF4
#8E43EF
#6F14E6
#5610B2
#3D0B7F
#220646

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CFAFF8.

How #CFAFF8 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#CFAFF8
Protanopia#B5B5F8
Protanomaly#C0B3F8
Deuteranopia#BABAF7
Deuteranomaly#C3B6F8
Tritanopia#C5BABA
Tritanomaly#C9B6D6
Achromatopsia#BDBDBD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CFAFF8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cfaff8: #CFAFF8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CFAFF8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cfaff8': '#CFAFF8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.686, blue: 0.973)
Android XML<color name="color_cfaff8">#CFAFF8</color>
SVG fillfill="#CFAFF8"

More Purple Colors

#CFAFF8 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CFAFF8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CFAFF8?

#CFAFF8 is a lightest purple — rgb(207, 175, 248) in RGB and hsl(266, 84%, 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 6.51.

What is the RGB value of #CFAFF8?

#CFAFF8 is rgb(207, 175, 248) — red 207, green 175, and blue 248 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CFAFF8?

#CFAFF8 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 29%, 0%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CFAFF8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CFAFF8 scores 1.89:1 against white and 11.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CFAFF8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CFAFF8 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 13.56, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every purple in the color library, the guide to shades of purple, or the full color library.