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#CFC6EB Color

#CFC6EB is rgb(207, 198, 235) in RGB, hsl(255, 48%, 85%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 16%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Soap (#CEC8EF), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.62. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CFC6EB
HEX#CFC6EB
RGBrgb(207, 198, 235)
HSLhsl(255, 48%, 85%)
HSVhsv(255, 16%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 16%, 0%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(84.6% 0.052 296.4)
LABlab(81.51% 8.54 -17.23)
LCHlch(81.51% 19.23 296.37)

What #CFC6EB 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 #CFC6EB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Soap#CEC8EFΔE 1.62Pale Lavender#DCD0FFΔE 6.44Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 8.14Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 9.08Thistle#D8BFD8ΔE 9.08Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 9.27

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

#CFC6EB Channel Values

How #CFC6EB 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 198 · B 2358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 255° · S 48% · L 85%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 255° · S 16% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 16% · Y 0% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.62:1 vs white · 12.93:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CFC6EB 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 text1.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CFC6EB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CFC6EB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CFC6EB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CFC6EB
Complementary
#E2EBC6
Analogous
#C6D0EB
Analogous
#E2C6EB
Triadic
#EBD0C6
Triadic
#C6EBD0
Split comp.
#EBE2C6
Split comp.
#D0EBC6

Tints & Shades of #CFC6EB

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

#D6CEEE
#DCD5F0
#E3DDF3
#E6E1F4
#ECE8F7
#F2F0FA

Shades

#AA99DB
#8770CD
#6142BD
#4C3493
#342466
#1F153C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CFC6EB.

How #CFC6EB 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#CFC6EB
Protanopia#C8C8EB
Protanomaly#CBC7EB
Deuteranopia#C9C9EB
Deuteranomaly#CBC8EB
Tritanopia#CACBCB
Tritanomaly#CCC9D9
Achromatopsia#CBCBCB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CFC6EB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cfc6eb: #CFC6EB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CFC6EB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cfc6eb': '#CFC6EB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.776, blue: 0.922)
Android XML<color name="color_cfc6eb">#CFC6EB</color>
SVG fillfill="#CFC6EB"

More Purple Colors

#CFC6EB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CFC6EB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CFC6EB?

#CFC6EB is a lightest purple — rgb(207, 198, 235) in RGB and hsl(255, 48%, 85%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Soap (#CEC8EF), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.62.

What is the RGB value of #CFC6EB?

#CFC6EB is rgb(207, 198, 235) — red 207, green 198, and blue 235 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CFC6EB?

#CFC6EB converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 16%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CFC6EB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CFC6EB scores 1.62:1 against white and 12.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CFC6EB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CFC6EB 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 9.08, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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