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#CFC1DC Color

#CFC1DC is rgb(207, 193, 220) in RGB, hsl(271, 28%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 12%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Thistle (#D8BFD8), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.41. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CFC1DC
HEX#CFC1DC
RGBrgb(207, 193, 220)
HSLhsl(271, 28%, 81%)
HSVhsv(271, 12%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 12%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(83.1% 0.04 308.7)
LABlab(79.87% 8.80 -11.67)
LCHlch(79.87% 14.61 307.03)

What #CFC1DC 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 #CFC1DC, 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.

#CFC1DC Channel Values

How #CFC1DC 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 193 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 271° · S 28% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 271° · S 12% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 12% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.71:1 vs white · 12.31:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CFC1DC 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 text12.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CFC1DC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CFC1DC; 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 #CFC1DC

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 #CFC1DC.

How #CFC1DC 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#CFC1DC
Protanopia#C3C3DC
Protanomaly#C8C2DC
Deuteranopia#C6C6DC
Deuteranomaly#CAC4DC
Tritanopia#CCC5C5
Tritanomaly#CDC3CE
Achromatopsia#C6C6C6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CFC1DC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cfc1dc: #CFC1DC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CFC1DC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cfc1dc': '#CFC1DC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.757, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_cfc1dc">#CFC1DC</color>
SVG fillfill="#CFC1DC"

More Purple Colors

#CFC1DC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CFC1DC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CFC1DC?

#CFC1DC is a lightest purple — rgb(207, 193, 220) in RGB and hsl(271, 28%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Thistle (#D8BFD8), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.41.

What is the RGB value of #CFC1DC?

#CFC1DC is rgb(207, 193, 220) — red 207, green 193, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CFC1DC?

#CFC1DC converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 12%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CFC1DC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CFC1DC scores 1.71:1 against white and 12.31:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CFC1DC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CFC1DC 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 4.41, which is very hard to tell apart.

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