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#CFB1ED Color

#CFB1ED is rgb(207, 177, 237) in RGB, hsl(270, 63%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 25%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tropical Violet (#CDA4DE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.8. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CFB1ED
HEX#CFB1ED
RGBrgb(207, 177, 237)
HSLhsl(270, 63%, 81%)
HSVhsv(270, 25%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 25%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(80.7% 0.089 307.2)
LABlab(76.40% 19.54 -25.99)
LCHlch(76.40% 32.51 306.93)

What #CFB1ED 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 #CFB1ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 5.8Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 6.73Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 9.15Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 11.26Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 11.57Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 12.04

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

#CFB1ED Channel Values

How #CFB1ED 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 177 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 270° · S 63% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 270° · S 25% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 25% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.88:1 vs white · 11.16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CFB1ED 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 text1.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CFB1ED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CFB1ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CFB1ED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CFB1ED
Complementary
#CFEDB0
Analogous
#B0B0ED
Analogous
#EDB0ED
Triadic
#EDCFB0
Triadic
#B0EDCF
Split comp.
#EDEDB0
Split comp.
#B0EDB0

Tints & Shades of #CFB1ED

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

#D4B8EF
#DBC5F2
#E0CDF4
#E8DAF7
#EDE2F8
#F5EEFB

Shades

#B282E3
#9655D8
#7A2DC8
#5E239A
#42196C
#260E3E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CFB1ED.

How #CFB1ED 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#CFB1ED
Protanopia#B7B7ED
Protanomaly#C1B4ED
Deuteranopia#BCBCEC
Deuteranomaly#C4B7ED
Tritanopia#C7BABA
Tritanomaly#CAB6D0
Achromatopsia#BDBDBD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CFB1ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cfb1ed: #CFB1ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CFB1ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cfb1ed': '#CFB1ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.694, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_cfb1ed">#CFB1ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#CFB1ED"

More Purple Colors

#CFB1ED sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CFB1ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CFB1ED?

#CFB1ED is a lightest purple — rgb(207, 177, 237) in RGB and hsl(270, 63%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tropical Violet (#CDA4DE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.8.

What is the RGB value of #CFB1ED?

#CFB1ED is rgb(207, 177, 237) — red 207, green 177, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CFB1ED?

#CFB1ED converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 25%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CFB1ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CFB1ED scores 1.88:1 against white and 11.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CFB1ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CFB1ED 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 12.26, which is visibly different.

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