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#CFBAED

#CFBAED is a very light, rich purple, close to the color Periwinkle. In RGB it’s made of 81.2% red, 72.9% green, and 92.9% blue. Its hue is 265°, with 59% saturation and 83% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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Contrast & readability

WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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White text on this color

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Black text on this color

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This color as text on white

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This color as text on black

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How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #CFBAED as they’d see it.

Typical vision#CFBAED
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #CFBAED

What color is #CFBAED?

#CFBAED is a very light, rich purple, close to the color Periwinkle. In RGB it’s made of 81.2% red, 72.9% green, and 92.9% blue. Its hue is 265°, with 59% saturation and 83% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #CFBAED in RGB?

#CFBAED is rgb(207, 186, 237): 207 red, 186 green, and 237 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #CFBAED in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(13, 22, 0, 7). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #CFBAED?

PANTONE 2635 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #CFBAED?

Its complement #B5CA97 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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