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#CF7DAD Color

#CF7DAD is rgb(207, 125, 173) in RGB, hsl(325, 46%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 40%, 16%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Purple (#D982B5), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.25. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CF7DAD
HEX#CF7DAD
RGBrgb(207, 125, 173)
HSLhsl(325, 46%, 65%)
HSVhsv(325, 40%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 40%, 16%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(69.2% 0.118 344.6)
LABlab(62.61% 37.42 -11.38)
LCHlch(62.61% 39.11 343.08)

What #CF7DAD 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 #CF7DAD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#CF7DAD Channel Values

How #CF7DAD 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 125 · B 1738-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 325° · S 46% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 325° · S 40% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 40% · Y 16% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.92:1 vs white · 7.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CF7DAD 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 text2.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CF7DAD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CF7DAD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CF7DAD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CF7DAD

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CF7DAD.

How #CF7DAD 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#CF7DAD
Protanopia#8F8FAD
Protanomaly#AD88AD
Deuteranopia#9E9EAB
Deuteranomaly#B492AC
Tritanopia#CB8484
Tritanomaly#CD8196
Achromatopsia#979797

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CF7DAD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cf7dad: #CF7DAD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CF7DAD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cf7dad': '#CF7DAD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.490, blue: 0.678)
Android XML<color name="color_cf7dad">#CF7DAD</color>
SVG fillfill="#CF7DAD"

More Pink Colors

#CF7DAD sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CF7DAD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CF7DAD?

#CF7DAD is a light pink — rgb(207, 125, 173) in RGB and hsl(325, 46%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Purple (#D982B5), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.25.

What is the RGB value of #CF7DAD?

#CF7DAD is rgb(207, 125, 173) — red 207, green 125, and blue 173 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CF7DAD?

#CF7DAD converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 40%, 16%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CF7DAD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CF7DAD scores 2.92:1 against white and 7.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CF7DAD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CF7DAD 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 palevioletred (#DB7093) at a CIE76 distance of 15, which is visibly different.

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