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#CFBBF6 Color

#CFBBF6 is rgb(207, 187, 246) in RGB, hsl(260, 77%, 85%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 24%, 0%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Blue (#CCCCFF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.27. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CFBBF6
HEX#CFBBF6
RGBrgb(207, 187, 246)
HSLhsl(260, 77%, 85%)
HSVhsv(260, 24%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 24%, 0%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(82.9% 0.084 300.1)
LABlab(79.10% 15.86 -26.72)
LCHlch(79.10% 31.07 300.69)

What #CFBBF6 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 #CFBBF6, 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.

#CFBBF6 Channel Values

How #CFBBF6 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 187 · B 2468-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 260° · S 77% · L 85%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 260° · S 24% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 24% · Y 0% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.74:1 vs white · 12.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CFBBF6 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 text1.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CFBBF6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CFBBF6; 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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Tints & Shades of #CFBBF6

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

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How #CFBBF6 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#CFBBF6
Protanopia#BFBFF6
Protanomaly#C5BDF6
Deuteranopia#C2C2F6
Deuteranomaly#C7BFF6
Tritanopia#C7C4C4
Tritanomaly#CAC0DA
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CFBBF6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cfbbf6: #CFBBF6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CFBBF6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cfbbf6': '#CFBBF6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.733, blue: 0.965)
Android XML<color name="color_cfbbf6">#CFBBF6</color>
SVG fillfill="#CFBBF6"

More Purple Colors

#CFBBF6 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CFBBF6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CFBBF6?

#CFBBF6 is a lightest purple — rgb(207, 187, 246) in RGB and hsl(260, 77%, 85%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Blue (#CCCCFF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.27.

What is the RGB value of #CFBBF6?

#CFBBF6 is rgb(207, 187, 246) — red 207, green 187, and blue 246 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CFBBF6?

#CFBBF6 converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 24%, 0%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CFBBF6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CFBBF6 scores 1.74:1 against white and 12.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CFBBF6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CFBBF6 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 16.62, which is visibly different.

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