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#CFBCFA — Pale Vivid Purple

#CFBCFA is a purple color we call Pale Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: thistle (#D8BFD8) — not an exact match. CSS thistle gives you #D8BFD8, a different color; use #CFBCFA when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#CFBCFA is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #E8FABD; it also sits naturally between #BDC9FA and #EEBDFA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CFBCFA · RGB 207, 188, 250

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Color values

HEX#CFBCFA
RGB207, 188, 250
HSL258°, 86%, 86%
HSV258°, 25%, 98%
CMYK17%, 25%, 0%, 2%
XYZ60.97, 56.13, 98.06
Yxy56.13, 0.2834, 0.2609
CIE-Lab79.69, 18.76, -28.16
Hunter Lab74.92, 18.44, -30.36

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 74% · Blue 98%

Cyan 17% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #CFBCFA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CFBCFA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CFBCFA

.text { color: #CFBCFA; }
.background { background-color: #CFBCFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFBCFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 188, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(258, 86%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFBCFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 188, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFBCFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 188, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CFBCFA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFBCFA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CFBCFA

#B497F7#9871F4#7946F1#5E20EE#4B10D5#3E0DAF#310A8A#21075F#140439#070113

Tints of #CFBCFA

#D2C1FA#D6C6FB#D9CBFB#DDD0FB#E0D4FC#E4D9FC#E7DEFD#EAE3FD#EEE7FD#F1ECFE

Tones of #CFBCFA

#D1C1F6#D3C6F1#D4CAED#D6CEE9#D8D2E4#DAD7E0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E8FABD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.72:1 Fails
Against black text12.23:1 AAA

Best text color on #CFBCFA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFBCFA

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #CFBCFA: ·

How #CFBCFA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #C7C7EBDeuteranopia · #C8C9E7Tritanopia · #CEDFDD

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CFBCFA rather than the exact color:

Palette 421b9b
#421B9B · #A06EE1 · #CBBCF6 · #CEF9E2
Palette Fff3da
#FFF3DA · #DFCCFB · #D0BFFF · #BEADFA
Palette Beadfa
#BEADFA · #D0BFFF · #DFCCFB · #FFF8C9
Palette Bfecff
#BFECFF · #CDC1FF · #FFF6E3 · #FFCCEA
Palette E5d9f2
#E5D9F2 · #F5EFFF · #CDC1FF · #A594F9
Palette F5efff
#F5EFFF · #E5D9F2 · #CDC1FF · #A294F9

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#CBBCF6#D0BFFF#CDC1FF#C9BEFF#CAB8FF#D0B5F2#C5BAFF#D8B4F8#CBC8F6#D7C3F1#DCBFFF#C1BDF5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CFBCF9  ·  #CFBCFB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFBCFA?

#CFBCFA is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 207, 188, 250). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFBCFA?

#CFBCFA is RGB 207, 188, 250 — HSL 258°, 86%, 86% — CMYK 17%, 25%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #CFBCFA?

Its complement is #E8FABD; analogous partners are #BDC9FA and #EEBDFA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFBCFA for text?

Black text on #CFBCFA has a contrast ratio of 12.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.72:1.