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#CF079A Color

#CF079A is rgb(207, 7, 154) in RGB, hsl(316, 93%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 97%, 26%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Frostbite (#E936A7), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.85. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CF079A
HEX#CF079A
RGBrgb(207, 7, 154)
HSLhsl(316, 93%, 42%)
HSVhsv(316, 97%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 97%, 26%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(57.2% 0.242 344)
LABlab(46.97% 74.45 -23.89)
LCHlch(46.97% 78.19 342.21)

What #CF079A 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 #CF079A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Frostbite#E936A7ΔE 9.85Royal Fuchsia#CA2C92ΔE 9.93Artist's Purple#C71585ΔE 11.11Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 13.12Fashion Fuchsia#F400A1ΔE 13.97Barbie Pink#E0218AΔE 16.49

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

#CF079A Channel Values

How #CF079A 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 7 · B 1548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 316° · S 93% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 316° · S 97% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 97% · Y 26% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.06:1 vs white · 4.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CF079A 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.

TextWhite text5.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CF079A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CF079A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CF079A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CF079A
Complementary
#07CF3D
Analogous
#A007CF
Analogous
#CF0736
Triadic
#9ACF07
Triadic
#079ACF
Split comp.
#36CF07
Split comp.
#07CFA0

Tints & Shades of #CF079A

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

#F609B7
#F830C2
#F958CE
#FA7FD9
#FCA6E5
#FDCEF1

Shades

#B60787
#990671
#80055F
#620449
#4A0337
#2C0221

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CF079A.

How #CF079A 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#CF079A
Protanopia#5C5C99
Protanomaly#98499A
Deuteranopia#7E7E96
Deuteranomaly#A56398
Tritanopia#C93A3A
Tritanomaly#CB2D6E
Achromatopsia#6F6F6F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CF079A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cf079a: #CF079A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CF079A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cf079a': '#CF079A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.027, blue: 0.604)
Android XML<color name="color_cf079a">#CF079A</color>
SVG fillfill="#CF079A"

More Pink Colors

#CF079A sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#CF079A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CF079A?

#CF079A is a mid-tone pink — rgb(207, 7, 154) in RGB and hsl(316, 93%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Frostbite (#E936A7), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.85.

What is the RGB value of #CF079A?

#CF079A is rgb(207, 7, 154) — red 207, green 7, and blue 154 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CF079A?

#CF079A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 97%, 26%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CF079A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #CF079A scores 5.06:1 against white and 4.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CF079A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CF079A 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 mediumvioletred (#C71585) at a CIE76 distance of 11.11, which is visibly different.

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