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#CF2BE9 Color

#CF2BE9 is rgb(207, 43, 233) in RGB, hsl(292, 81%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 82%, 0%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.91. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CF2BE9
HEX#CF2BE9
RGBrgb(207, 43, 233)
HSLhsl(292, 81%, 54%)
HSVhsv(292, 82%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 82%, 0%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(63% 0.275 321.5)
LABlab(52.46% 77.19 -61.11)
LCHlch(52.46% 98.45 321.63)

What #CF2BE9 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 #CF2BE9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 8.91Phlox#DF00FFΔE 14.11Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 14.47Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 15.79Vivid Orchid#CC00FFΔE 16.28Fuchsia#FF00FFΔE 18.09

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

#CF2BE9 Channel Values

How #CF2BE9 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 43 · B 2338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 292° · S 81% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 292° · S 82% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 82% · Y 0% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.06:1 vs white · 5.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CF2BE9 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 text4.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CF2BE9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CF2BE9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CF2BE9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CF2BE9
Complementary
#44E92B
Analogous
#702BE9
Analogous
#E92BA3
Triadic
#E9CF2B
Triadic
#2BE9CF
Split comp.
#A3E92B
Split comp.
#2BE970

Tints & Shades of #CF2BE9

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

#D646EC
#DD67EF
#E382F2
#E99EF5
#EFBAF8
#F7DAFB

Shades

#BF17D9
#A313B9
#861098
#660C73
#490953
#2D0533

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CF2BE9.

How #CF2BE9 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#CF2BE9
Protanopia#6464E9
Protanomaly#9B53E9
Deuteranopia#8282E7
Deuteranomaly#A66AE8
Tritanopia#BF6363
Tritanomaly#C652AA
Achromatopsia#7E7E7E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CF2BE9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cf2be9: #CF2BE9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CF2BE9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cf2be9': '#CF2BE9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.169, blue: 0.914)
Android XML<color name="color_cf2be9">#CF2BE9</color>
SVG fillfill="#CF2BE9"

More Pink Colors

#CF2BE9 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#CF2BE9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CF2BE9?

#CF2BE9 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(207, 43, 233) in RGB and hsl(292, 81%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.91.

What is the RGB value of #CF2BE9?

#CF2BE9 is rgb(207, 43, 233) — red 207, green 43, and blue 233 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CF2BE9?

#CF2BE9 converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 82%, 0%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CF2BE9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CF2BE9 scores 4.06:1 against white and 5.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CF2BE9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CF2BE9 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 18.09, which is visibly different.

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