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#CF87AE Color

#CF87AE is rgb(207, 135, 174) in RGB, hsl(328, 43%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 35%, 16%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Purple (#D982B5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.66. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CF87AE
HEX#CF87AE
RGBrgb(207, 135, 174)
HSLhsl(328, 43%, 67%)
HSVhsv(328, 35%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 35%, 16%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(70.9% 0.101 346.3)
LABlab(64.82% 32.44 -8.68)
LCHlch(64.82% 33.58 345.03)

What #CF87AE 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 #CF87AE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Purple#D982B5ΔE 7.66Kobi#E79FC4ΔE 8.82Opera Mauve#B784A7ΔE 9.08Charm Pink#E68FACΔE 10.13Light Medium Orchid#D39BCBΔE 10.79Pastel Magenta#F49AC2ΔE 11.23

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

#CF87AE Channel Values

How #CF87AE 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 135 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 328° · S 43% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 328° · S 35% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 35% · Y 16% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.72:1 vs white · 7.73:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CF87AE 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 text2.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CF87AE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CF87AE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CF87AE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CF87AE
Complementary
#87CFA8
Analogous
#CD87CF
Analogous
#CF8789
Triadic
#ADCF87
Triadic
#87ADCF
Split comp.
#89CF87
Split comp.
#87CFCD

Tints & Shades of #CF87AE

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

#D595B7
#DCA7C4
#E2B6CD
#E9C8DA
#EFD7E4
#F6E9F0

Shades

#C26697
#B34781
#923A69
#712D51
#50203A
#2F1322

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CF87AE.

How #CF87AE 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#CF87AE
Protanopia#9797AE
Protanomaly#B091AE
Deuteranopia#A3A3AC
Deuteranomaly#B799AD
Tritanopia#CC8D8D
Tritanomaly#CD8A9B
Achromatopsia#9D9D9D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CF87AE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cf87ae: #CF87AE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CF87AE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cf87ae': '#CF87AE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.529, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_cf87ae">#CF87AE</color>
SVG fillfill="#CF87AE"

More Pink Colors

#CF87AE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#CF87AE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CF87AE?

#CF87AE is a light pink — rgb(207, 135, 174) in RGB and hsl(328, 43%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Purple (#D982B5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.66.

What is the RGB value of #CF87AE?

#CF87AE is rgb(207, 135, 174) — red 207, green 135, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CF87AE?

#CF87AE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 35%, 16%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CF87AE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CF87AE scores 2.72:1 against white and 7.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CF87AE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CF87AE 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 15.74, which is visibly different.

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