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#CF76FE Color

#CF76FE is rgb(207, 118, 254) in RGB, hsl(279, 99%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 54%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Heliotrope (#DF73FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.53. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CF76FE
HEX#CF76FE
RGBrgb(207, 118, 254)
HSLhsl(279, 99%, 73%)
HSVhsv(279, 54%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 54%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(71.8% 0.205 312.6)
LABlab(64.06% 52.17 -54.31)
LCHlch(64.06% 75.31 313.85)

What #CF76FE 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 #CF76FE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 6.53Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 13.02Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 15.42Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 17.42Lavender Magenta#EE82EEΔE 18.66Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 19.07

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

#CF76FE Channel Values

How #CF76FE 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 118 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 279° · S 99% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 279° · S 54% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 54% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.74:1 vs white · 7.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CF76FE 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 text2.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CF76FE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CF76FE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CF76FE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CF76FE
Complementary
#A6FE76
Analogous
#8A76FE
Analogous
#FE76EA
Triadic
#FECF76
Triadic
#76FECF
Split comp.
#EAFE76
Split comp.
#76FE8A

Tints & Shades of #CF76FE

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

#D68AFE
#DB9AFE
#E2AEFF
#E8BDFF
#EFD1FF
#F4E1FF

Shades

#BD43FE
#AB10FE
#8E01DA
#7001AD
#4F017A
#2E0047

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CF76FE.

How #CF76FE 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#CF76FE
Protanopia#8B8BFE
Protanomaly#AA83FE
Deuteranopia#9B9BFD
Deuteranomaly#B28EFD
Tritanopia#BF9191
Tritanomaly#C687C6
Achromatopsia#9C9C9C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CF76FE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cf76fe: #CF76FE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CF76FE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cf76fe': '#CF76FE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.463, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_cf76fe">#CF76FE</color>
SVG fillfill="#CF76FE"

More Purple Colors

#CF76FE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CF76FE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CF76FE?

#CF76FE is a light purple — rgb(207, 118, 254) in RGB and hsl(279, 99%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Heliotrope (#DF73FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.53.

What is the RGB value of #CF76FE?

#CF76FE is rgb(207, 118, 254) — red 207, green 118, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CF76FE?

#CF76FE converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 54%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CF76FE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CF76FE scores 2.74:1 against white and 7.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CF76FE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CF76FE 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 13.02, which is visibly different.

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