#CFC8EA

A color in the Violet family

#cfc8ea is a color in the Violet family: RGB(207, 200, 234), HSL(252°, 45%, 85%), CMYK(12%, 15%, 0%, 8%). Closest named color: thistle. Contrast is 1.6:1 on white and 13.1:1 on black. See shades, harmonies and color-blindness simulation.

Color Codes

HEX#cfc8ea
RGBrgb(207 200 234)
RGB (legacy)rgb(207, 200, 234)
RGB %rgb(81% 78% 92%)
HSLhsl(252 45% 85%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252, 15%, 92%)
HWBhwb(252 78% 8%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 15%, 0%, 8%)
CIELAB (D50)lab(81.99 7.38 -15.99)
LCHlch(81.99 17.61 294.79)
OKLaboklab(0.8492 0.0199 -0.043)
OKLCHoklch(0.8492 0.0474 294.81)
Decimal13617386

Properties

Color ToneViolet
Closest named colorthistle ΔE 2.9
Closest web-safe color#ccccff
Hue252°
Saturation (HSL / HSV)45% / 15%
Lightness (HSL)85%
Brightness or Value (HSV)92%
Luminance (Rec.601 / Rec.709)81% / 80%
Relative luminance (WCAG)0.6051
Red / Green / Blue207 / 200 / 234

WCAG 2.2 Contrast Ratio

On White (#ffffff)
1.60:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · FailAA Large (3:1) · FailAAA Normal (7:1) · Fail
On Black (#000000)
13.10:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · PassAA Large (3:1) · PassAAA Normal (7:1) · Pass
Aa Bb 123

APCA Contrast Lc (reference) — As text on white / black: Lc 27.2 / -75.8 · As background with white / black text: Lc -30.7 / 76.6

Lightness Scale (OKLCH 50–950)

Eleven steps that change only perceived lightness while keeping hue and chroma — ready to use as design-system color tokens.

Tints (mixed with white)

Shades (mixed with black)

Color Harmonies

Color Vision Deficiency Simulation

Estimated appearance of this color for people with color vision deficiencies (Machado 2009).

Similar Named Colors

Use in CSS

:root {
  --color-brand: #cfc8ea;
  --color-brand-oklch: oklch(84.92% 0.0474 294.81);
}
.text { color: var(--color-brand); }
.background { background-color: var(--color-brand); }
.border { border: 1px solid rgb(207 200 234 / 50%); }
/* Tailwind CSS */
<div class="bg-[#cfc8ea] text-[#cfc8ea] border-[#cfc8ea]">