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#CFB7EB Color

#CFB7EB is rgb(207, 183, 235) in RGB, hsl(268, 57%, 82%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 22%, 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 8.8. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CFB7EB
HEX#CFB7EB
RGBrgb(207, 183, 235)
HSLhsl(268, 57%, 82%)
HSVhsv(268, 22%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 22%, 0%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(81.7% 0.076 305.7)
LABlab(77.80% 16.15 -22.80)
LCHlch(77.80% 27.94 305.31)

What #CFB7EB 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 #CFB7EB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 8.8Pale Lavender#DCD0FFΔE 9.44Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 10.13Soap#CEC8EFΔE 10.25Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 10.31Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 11.07

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

#CFB7EB Channel Values

How #CFB7EB 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 183 · B 2358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 268° · S 57% · L 82%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 268° · S 22% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 22% · Y 0% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.81:1 vs white · 11.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CFB7EB 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 text1.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CFB7EB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CFB7EB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CFB7EB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CFB7EB
Complementary
#D3EBB7
Analogous
#B7B9EB
Analogous
#EAB7EB
Triadic
#EBCFB7
Triadic
#B7EBCF
Split comp.
#EBEAB7
Split comp.
#B9EBB7

Tints & Shades of #CFB7EB

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

#D5BFED
#DDCBF1
#E2D3F3
#E7DBF5
#ECE3F7
#F4EFFB

Shades

#B28BDF
#955FD3
#7836C4
#5B2994
#401D68
#25103C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CFB7EB.

How #CFB7EB 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#CFB7EB
Protanopia#BBBBEB
Protanomaly#C4BAEB
Deuteranopia#BFBFEA
Deuteranomaly#C6BCEB
Tritanopia#C8BFBF
Tritanomaly#CBBCD2
Achromatopsia#C1C1C1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CFB7EB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cfb7eb: #CFB7EB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CFB7EB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cfb7eb': '#CFB7EB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.718, blue: 0.922)
Android XML<color name="color_cfb7eb">#CFB7EB</color>
SVG fillfill="#CFB7EB"

More Purple Colors

#CFB7EB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CFB7EB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CFB7EB?

#CFB7EB is a lightest purple — rgb(207, 183, 235) in RGB and hsl(268, 57%, 82%) 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 8.8.

What is the RGB value of #CFB7EB?

#CFB7EB is rgb(207, 183, 235) — red 207, green 183, and blue 235 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CFB7EB?

#CFB7EB converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 22%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CFB7EB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CFB7EB scores 1.81:1 against white and 11.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CFB7EB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CFB7EB 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 thistle (#D8BFD8) at a CIE76 distance of 14.34, which is visibly different.

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