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#CFBEEF Color

#CFBEEF is rgb(207, 190, 239) in RGB, hsl(261, 60%, 84%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 21%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Lavender (#DCD0FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.4. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CFBEEF
HEX#CFBEEF
RGBrgb(207, 190, 239)
HSLhsl(261, 60%, 84%)
HSVhsv(261, 21%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 21%, 0%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(83.2% 0.07 300.7)
LABlab(79.63% 13.21 -22.18)
LCHlch(79.63% 25.81 300.78)

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

Pale Lavender#DCD0FFΔE 6.4Soap#CEC8EFΔE 6.91Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 7.21Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 11.18Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 12.3Thistle#D8BFD8ΔE 13.07

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

#CFBEEF Channel Values

How #CFBEEF 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 190 · B 2398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 261° · S 60% · L 84%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 261° · S 21% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 21% · Y 0% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.71:1 vs white · 12.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CFBEEF 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 text1.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #CFBEEF

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

Base
#CFBEEF
Complementary
#DEEFBE
Analogous
#BEC5EF
Analogous
#E7BEEF
Triadic
#EFCFBE
Triadic
#BEEFCF
Split comp.
#EFE7BE
Split comp.
#C5EFBE

Tints & Shades of #CFBEEF

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

#D5C6F1
#DBCEF3
#E1D6F5
#E7DEF7
#EDE7F9
#F3EFFB

Shades

#AE91E3
#8A60D7
#6933CC
#4F279B
#381C6E
#1F0F3D

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

How #CFBEEF 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#CFBEEF
Protanopia#C1C1EF
Protanomaly#C7C0EF
Deuteranopia#C4C4EF
Deuteranomaly#C8C2EF
Tritanopia#C8C5C5
Tritanomaly#CBC2D7
Achromatopsia#C6C6C6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CFBEEF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cfbeef: #CFBEEF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CFBEEF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cfbeef': '#CFBEEF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.745, blue: 0.937)
Android XML<color name="color_cfbeef">#CFBEEF</color>
SVG fillfill="#CFBEEF"

More Purple Colors

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

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#CFBEEF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CFBEEF?

#CFBEEF is a lightest purple — rgb(207, 190, 239) in RGB and hsl(261, 60%, 84%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Lavender (#DCD0FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.4.

What is the RGB value of #CFBEEF?

#CFBEEF is rgb(207, 190, 239) — red 207, green 190, and blue 239 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CFBEEF?

#CFBEEF converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 21%, 0%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CFBEEF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CFBEEF scores 1.71:1 against white and 12.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CFBEEF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CFBEEF 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 13.07, which is visibly different.

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