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#CFB7FB Color

#CFB7FB is rgb(207, 183, 251) in RGB, hsl(261, 89%, 85%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 27%, 0%, 2%) 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 9.95. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CFB7FB
HEX#CFB7FB
RGBrgb(207, 183, 251)
HSLhsl(261, 89%, 85%)
HSVhsv(261, 27%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 27%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(82.3% 0.097 300.5)
LABlab(78.27% 18.72 -30.64)
LCHlch(78.27% 35.91 301.42)

What #CFB7FB 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 #CFB7FB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#CFB7FB Channel Values

How #CFB7FB 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 2518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 261° · S 89% · L 85%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 261° · S 27% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 27% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.78:1 vs white · 11.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CFB7FB 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 text1.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CFB7FB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CFB7FB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CFB7FB

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CFB7FB.

How #CFB7FB 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#CFB7FB
Protanopia#BBBBFB
Protanomaly#C4BAFB
Deuteranopia#BFBFFB
Deuteranomaly#C6BCFB
Tritanopia#C5C1C1
Tritanomaly#C9BDDB
Achromatopsia#C2C2C2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CFB7FB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cfb7fb: #CFB7FB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CFB7FB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cfb7fb': '#CFB7FB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.718, blue: 0.984)
Android XML<color name="color_cfb7fb">#CFB7FB</color>
SVG fillfill="#CFB7FB"

More Purple Colors

#CFB7FB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CFB7FB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CFB7FB?

#CFB7FB is a lightest purple — rgb(207, 183, 251) in RGB and hsl(261, 89%, 85%) 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 9.95.

What is the RGB value of #CFB7FB?

#CFB7FB is rgb(207, 183, 251) — red 207, green 183, and blue 251 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CFB7FB?

#CFB7FB converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 27%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CFB7FB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CFB7FB scores 1.78:1 against white and 11.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CFB7FB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CFB7FB 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 15.65, which is visibly different.

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