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#CFB9FD Color

#CFB9FD is rgb(207, 185, 253) in RGB, hsl(259, 94%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 27%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mauve (#E0B0FF), visibly different at ΔE 10.61. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CFB9FD
HEX#CFB9FD
RGBrgb(207, 185, 253)
HSLhsl(259, 94%, 86%)
HSVhsv(259, 27%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 27%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(82.8% 0.097 299.1)
LABlab(78.82% 18.03 -30.87)
LCHlch(78.82% 35.75 300.28)

What #CFB9FD 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 #CFB9FD, 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.

#CFB9FD Channel Values

How #CFB9FD 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 185 · B 2538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 259° · S 94% · L 86%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 259° · S 27% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 27% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.75:1 vs white · 12.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CFB9FD 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 text1.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CFB9FD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CFB9FD; 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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Tints & Shades of #CFB9FD

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CFB9FD.

How #CFB9FD 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#CFB9FD
Protanopia#BDBDFD
Protanomaly#C4BBFD
Deuteranopia#C1C1FD
Deuteranomaly#C7BEFD
Tritanopia#C5C3C3
Tritanomaly#C9BFDD
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CFB9FD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cfb9fd: #CFB9FD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CFB9FD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cfb9fd': '#CFB9FD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.725, blue: 0.992)
Android XML<color name="color_cfb9fd">#CFB9FD</color>
SVG fillfill="#CFB9FD"

More Purple Colors

#CFB9FD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CFB9FD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CFB9FD?

#CFB9FD is a lightest purple — rgb(207, 185, 253) in RGB and hsl(259, 94%, 86%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mauve (#E0B0FF), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.61.

What is the RGB value of #CFB9FD?

#CFB9FD is rgb(207, 185, 253) — red 207, green 185, and blue 253 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CFB9FD?

#CFB9FD converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 27%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CFB9FD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CFB9FD scores 1.75:1 against white and 12.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CFB9FD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CFB9FD 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 16.48, which is visibly different.

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