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#CFA8EA closest to Lilac

#CFA8EA is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Lilac. In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 65.9% green and 91.8% blue (rgb(207, 168, 234)). Its HSL value is 275° hue, 61% saturation and 79% lightness, and in CMYK it is 12% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #CFA8EA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.44:1.

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Variations of #CFA8EA

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#CFA8EA color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#CFA8EA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CFA8EA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 86% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A5B8E8
  • Protanopia 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9DB5ED
  • Protanomaly 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ACB2EB
  • Deuteranopia 86% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A5B8E8
  • Deuteranomaly 91% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B3B3E9
  • Tritanopia 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CCB1BF
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CFACD8
  • Achromatopsia 80% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B7B7B7
  • Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BDB3C5

#CFA8EA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.01:1 Very poor#CFA8EA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.44:1 Very good#CFA8EA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CFA8EA in CSS

/* Lilac */
.color { color: #CFA8EA; }
.background { background-color: #CFA8EA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CFA8EA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(207 168 234);
color: hsl(275 61% 79%);
color: oklch(0.789 0.100 311.0);

#CFA8EA FAQ

What color is #CFA8EA?

#CFA8EA is a light, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Lilac. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #CFA8EA?

#CFA8EA is rgb(207, 168, 234) in RGB, hsl(275, 61%, 79%) in HSL and cmyk(12%, 28%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CFA8EA?

The complementary color of #CFA8EA is #C3EAA8, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CFA8EA?

Black text has the best contrast on #CFA8EA: 10.44:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CFA8EA a warm or cool color?

#CFA8EA is a cool color.