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#CF2AA3 Color

#CF2AA3 is rgb(207, 42, 163) in RGB, hsl(316, 66%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 80%, 21%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Byzantine (#BD33A4), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.51. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CF2AA3
HEX#CF2AA3
RGBrgb(207, 42, 163)
HSLhsl(316, 66%, 49%)
HSVhsv(316, 80%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 80%, 21%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(59% 0.228 341.7)
LABlab(49.21% 69.87 -25.81)
LCHlch(49.21% 74.49 339.72)

What #CF2AA3 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 #CF2AA3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 8.51Royal Fuchsia#CA2C92ΔE 8.73Frostbite#E936A7ΔE 10.13Artist's Purple#C71585ΔE 12.43Fandango#B53389ΔE 14.88Medium Red-violet#BB3385ΔE 16.22

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

#CF2AA3 Channel Values

How #CF2AA3 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 1638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 316° · S 66% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 316° · S 80% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 80% · Y 21% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.65:1 vs white · 4.51:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CF2AA3 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 text4.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CF2AA3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CF2AA3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CF2AA3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CF2AA3
Complementary
#2ACF56
Analogous
#A92ACF
Analogous
#CF2A51
Triadic
#A3CF2A
Triadic
#2AA3CF
Split comp.
#51CF2A
Split comp.
#2ACFA9

Tints & Shades of #CF2AA3

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

#D945B1
#DF62BE
#E580CA
#EB9ED6
#F1BBE3
#F7D9EF

Shades

#B6258F
#981F78
#7F1A64
#61144D
#480F39
#2A0921

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CF2AA3.

How #CF2AA3 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#CF2AA3
Protanopia#6363A2
Protanomaly#9A52A3
Deuteranopia#8282A0
Deuteranomaly#A669A1
Tritanopia#C84949
Tritanomaly#CB3F78
Achromatopsia#747474

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CF2AA3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cf2aa3: #CF2AA3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CF2AA3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cf2aa3': '#CF2AA3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.165, blue: 0.639)
Android XML<color name="color_cf2aa3">#CF2AA3</color>
SVG fillfill="#CF2AA3"

More Pink Colors

#CF2AA3 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#CF2AA3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CF2AA3?

#CF2AA3 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(207, 42, 163) in RGB and hsl(316, 66%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Byzantine (#BD33A4), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.51.

What is the RGB value of #CF2AA3?

#CF2AA3 is rgb(207, 42, 163) — red 207, green 42, and blue 163 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CF2AA3?

#CF2AA3 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 80%, 21%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CF2AA3 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #CF2AA3 scores 4.65:1 against white and 4.51:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CF2AA3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CF2AA3 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 12.43, which is visibly different.

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