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#CFB2EB Color

#CFB2EB is rgb(207, 178, 235) in RGB, hsl(271, 59%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 24%, 0%, 8%) 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 6.1. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CFB2EB
HEX#CFB2EB
RGBrgb(207, 178, 235)
HSLhsl(271, 59%, 81%)
HSVhsv(271, 24%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 24%, 0%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(80.8% 0.085 307.7)
LABlab(76.58% 18.71 -24.64)
LCHlch(76.58% 30.93 307.21)

What #CFB2EB 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 #CFB2EB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 6.1Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 7.27Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 9.58Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 11.41Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 11.86Lilac#C8A2C8ΔE 12.01

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

#CFB2EB Channel Values

How #CFB2EB 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 178 · B 2358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 271° · S 59% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 271° · S 24% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 24% · Y 0% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.87:1 vs white · 11.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CFB2EB 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 text1.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CFB2EB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CFB2EB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CFB2EB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CFB2EB
Complementary
#CEEBB2
Analogous
#B3B2EB
Analogous
#EBB2EA
Triadic
#EBD0B2
Triadic
#B2EBD0
Split comp.
#EAEBB2
Split comp.
#B2EBB3

Tints & Shades of #CFB2EB

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

#D5BAED
#DCC6F0
#E1CEF2
#E9DBF6
#EEE3F8
#F5EFFB

Shades

#B485E0
#9959D4
#7D32C3
#602796
#441B69
#27103D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CFB2EB.

How #CFB2EB 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#CFB2EB
Protanopia#B7B7EB
Protanomaly#C1B5EB
Deuteranopia#BCBCEA
Deuteranomaly#C4B8EB
Tritanopia#C8BABA
Tritanomaly#CBB7D0
Achromatopsia#BDBDBD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CFB2EB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cfb2eb: #CFB2EB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CFB2EB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cfb2eb': '#CFB2EB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.698, blue: 0.922)
Android XML<color name="color_cfb2eb">#CFB2EB</color>
SVG fillfill="#CFB2EB"

More Purple Colors

#CFB2EB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CFB2EB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CFB2EB?

#CFB2EB is a lightest purple — rgb(207, 178, 235) in RGB and hsl(271, 59%, 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 6.1.

What is the RGB value of #CFB2EB?

#CFB2EB is rgb(207, 178, 235) — red 207, green 178, and blue 235 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CFB2EB?

#CFB2EB converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 24%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CFB2EB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CFB2EB scores 1.87:1 against white and 11.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CFB2EB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CFB2EB 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 12.69, which is visibly different.

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