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#CF2A7A Color

#CF2A7A is rgb(207, 42, 122) in RGB, hsl(331, 66%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 80%, 41%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Deep Cerise (#DA3287), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.65. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CF2A7A
HEX#CF2A7A
RGBrgb(207, 42, 122)
HSLhsl(331, 66%, 49%)
HSVhsv(331, 80%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 80%, 41%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(57.4% 0.208 357.1)
LABlab(47.91% 66.63 -3.09)
LCHlch(47.91% 66.70 357.34)

What #CF2A7A 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 #CF2A7A, 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 pink in the library.

#CF2A7A Channel Values

How #CF2A7A 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 42 · B 1228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 331° · S 66% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 331° · S 80% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 80% · Y 41% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.92:1 vs white · 4.27:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CF2A7A 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 text4.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CF2A7A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CF2A7A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CF2A7A

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 #CF2A7A.

How #CF2A7A 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#CF2A7A
Protanopia#636379
Protanomaly#9A527A
Deuteranopia#828275
Deuteranomaly#A66977
Tritanopia#CC3C3C
Tritanomaly#CD355B
Achromatopsia#707070

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CF2A7A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cf2a7a: #CF2A7A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CF2A7A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cf2a7a': '#CF2A7A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.165, blue: 0.478)
Android XML<color name="color_cf2a7a">#CF2A7A</color>
SVG fillfill="#CF2A7A"

More Pink Colors

#CF2A7A sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CF2A7A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CF2A7A?

#CF2A7A is a mid-tone pink — rgb(207, 42, 122) in RGB and hsl(331, 66%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Deep Cerise (#DA3287), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.65.

What is the RGB value of #CF2A7A?

#CF2A7A is rgb(207, 42, 122) — red 207, green 42, and blue 122 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CF2A7A?

#CF2A7A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 80%, 41%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CF2A7A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #CF2A7A scores 4.92:1 against white and 4.27:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CF2A7A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CF2A7A 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 11.69, which is visibly different.

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