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#CF5CE6 Color

#CF5CE6 is rgb(207, 92, 230) in RGB, hsl(290, 73%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 60%, 0%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.78. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CF5CE6
HEX#CF5CE6
RGBrgb(207, 92, 230)
HSLhsl(290, 73%, 63%)
HSVhsv(290, 60%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 60%, 0%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(67.1% 0.22 320.7)
LABlab(58.37% 60.40 -50.03)
LCHlch(58.37% 78.43 320.37)

What #CF5CE6 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 #CF5CE6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 7.78Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 7.87Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 13.27Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 13.45Shocking Pink (Crayola)#FF6FFFΔE 14.24Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 14.99

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

#CF5CE6 Channel Values

How #CF5CE6 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 92 · B 2308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 290° · S 73% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 290° · S 60% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 60% · Y 0% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.32:1 vs white · 6.33:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CF5CE6 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 text3.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CF5CE6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CF5CE6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CF5CE6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CF5CE6
Complementary
#73E65C
Analogous
#8A5CE6
Analogous
#E65CB8
Triadic
#E6CF5C
Triadic
#5CE6CF
Split comp.
#B8E65C
Split comp.
#5CE68A

Tints & Shades of #CF5CE6

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

#D572E9
#DC88EC
#E29EF0
#E9B4F3
#EFCAF7
#F6E0FA

Shades

#C438E0
#AE20CB
#901AA8
#6E1480
#500E5D
#2D0835

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CF5CE6.

How #CF5CE6 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#CF5CE6
Protanopia#7A7AE6
Protanomaly#A36FE6
Deuteranopia#9090E4
Deuteranomaly#AD7EE5
Tritanopia#C27A7A
Tritanomaly#C76FB0
Achromatopsia#8D8D8D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CF5CE6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cf5ce6: #CF5CE6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CF5CE6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cf5ce6': '#CF5CE6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.361, blue: 0.902)
Android XML<color name="color_cf5ce6">#CF5CE6</color>
SVG fillfill="#CF5CE6"

More Pink Colors

#CF5CE6 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#CF5CE6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CF5CE6?

#CF5CE6 is a light pink — rgb(207, 92, 230) in RGB and hsl(290, 73%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.78.

What is the RGB value of #CF5CE6?

#CF5CE6 is rgb(207, 92, 230) — red 207, green 92, and blue 230 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CF5CE6?

#CF5CE6 converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 60%, 0%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CF5CE6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CF5CE6 scores 3.32:1 against white and 6.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CF5CE6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CF5CE6 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 mediumorchid (#BA55D3) at a CIE76 distance of 7.78, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.