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#CF09FB Color

#CF09FB is rgb(207, 9, 251) in RGB, hsl(289, 97%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 96%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Orchid (#CC00FF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.16. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CF09FB
HEX#CF09FB
RGBrgb(207, 9, 251)
HSLhsl(289, 97%, 51%)
HSVhsv(289, 96%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 96%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(63% 0.303 317.9)
LABlab(51.75% 84.29 -72.32)
LCHlch(51.75% 111.06 319.37)

What #CF09FB 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 #CF09FB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#CF09FB Channel Values

How #CF09FB 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 9 · B 2518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 289° · S 97% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 289° · S 96% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 96% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.13:1 vs white · 5.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CF09FB 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CF09FB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CF09FB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CF09FB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CF09FB

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CF09FB.

How #CF09FB 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#CF09FB
Protanopia#5D5DFB
Protanomaly#9849FB
Deuteranopia#7E7EF9
Deuteranomaly#A563FA
Tritanopia#BC6363
Tritanomaly#C44EB5
Achromatopsia#7D7D7D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CF09FB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cf09fb: #CF09FB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CF09FB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cf09fb': '#CF09FB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.035, blue: 0.984)
Android XML<color name="color_cf09fb">#CF09FB</color>
SVG fillfill="#CF09FB"

More Purple Colors

#CF09FB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CF09FB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CF09FB?

#CF09FB is a mid-tone purple — rgb(207, 9, 251) in RGB and hsl(289, 97%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Orchid (#CC00FF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.16.

What is the RGB value of #CF09FB?

#CF09FB is rgb(207, 9, 251) — red 207, green 9, and blue 251 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CF09FB?

#CF09FB converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 96%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CF09FB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CF09FB scores 4.13:1 against white and 5.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CF09FB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CF09FB 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 fuchsia (#FF00FF) at a CIE76 distance of 17.21, which is visibly different.

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