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#CF309F Color

#CF309F is rgb(207, 48, 159) in RGB, hsl(318, 62%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 77%, 23%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Royal Fuchsia (#CA2C92), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.46. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CF309F
HEX#CF309F
RGBrgb(207, 48, 159)
HSLhsl(318, 62%, 50%)
HSVhsv(318, 77%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 77%, 23%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(59.3% 0.22 343.3)
LABlab(49.62% 67.97 -22.81)
LCHlch(49.62% 71.69 341.45)

What #CF309F 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 #CF309F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Royal Fuchsia#CA2C92ΔE 5.46Frostbite#E936A7ΔE 8.99Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 9.38Artist's Purple#C71585ΔE 9.94Fandango#B53389ΔE 12.09Medium Red-violet#BB3385ΔE 12.97

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

#CF309F Channel Values

How #CF309F 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 48 · B 1598-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 318° · S 62% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 318° · S 77% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 77% · Y 23% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.59:1 vs white · 4.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CF309F 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 text4.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CF309F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CF309F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CF309F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CF309F
Complementary
#30CF60
Analogous
#AF30CF
Analogous
#CF3050
Triadic
#9FCF30
Triadic
#309FCF
Split comp.
#50CF30
Split comp.
#30CFAF

Tints & Shades of #CF309F

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

#D54DAD
#DC6ABA
#E387C7
#E9A0D3
#EFBDE0
#F6DAEE

Shades

#B22A89
#992476
#7C1D5F
#63174C
#461036
#2D0B23

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CF309F.

How #CF309F 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#CF309F
Protanopia#65659E
Protanomaly#9B559F
Deuteranopia#83839C
Deuteranomaly#A76B9D
Tritanopia#C94B4B
Tritanomaly#CB4176
Achromatopsia#757575

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CF309F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cf309f: #CF309F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CF309F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cf309f': '#CF309F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.188, blue: 0.624)
Android XML<color name="color_cf309f">#CF309F</color>
SVG fillfill="#CF309F"

More Pink Colors

#CF309F sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#CF309F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CF309F?

#CF309F is a mid-tone pink — rgb(207, 48, 159) in RGB and hsl(318, 62%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Royal Fuchsia (#CA2C92), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.46.

What is the RGB value of #CF309F?

#CF309F is rgb(207, 48, 159) — red 207, green 48, and blue 159 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CF309F?

#CF309F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 77%, 23%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CF309F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #CF309F scores 4.59:1 against white and 4.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CF309F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CF309F 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 9.94, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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