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#CF87B7 Color

#CF87B7 is rgb(207, 135, 183) in RGB, hsl(320, 43%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 35%, 12%, 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 6. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CF87B7
HEX#CF87B7
RGBrgb(207, 135, 183)
HSLhsl(320, 43%, 67%)
HSVhsv(320, 35%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 35%, 12%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(71.2% 0.107 340.1)
LABlab(65.06% 33.53 -13.38)
LCHlch(65.06% 36.10 338.25)

What #CF87B7 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 #CF87B7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Purple#D982B5ΔE 6Orchid (Crayola)#E29CD2ΔE 8.33Light Medium Orchid#D39BCBΔE 8.82Pastel Violet#CB99C9ΔE 10.09Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 10.17Opera Mauve#B784A7ΔE 10.39

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

#CF87B7 Channel Values

How #CF87B7 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 1838-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 320° · S 43% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 320° · S 35% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 35% · Y 12% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.69:1 vs white · 7.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CF87B7 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 text2.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CF87B7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CF87B7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CF87B7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CF87B7
Complementary
#87CF9F
Analogous
#C387CF
Analogous
#CF8793
Triadic
#B7CF87
Triadic
#87B7CF
Split comp.
#93CF87
Split comp.
#87CFC3

Tints & Shades of #CF87B7

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

#D595C0
#DCA7CB
#E2B6D3
#E9C8DE
#EFD7E7
#F6E9F2

Shades

#C266A3
#B3478F
#923A75
#712D5A
#502040
#2F1326

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CF87B7.

How #CF87B7 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#CF87B7
Protanopia#9797B7
Protanomaly#B091B7
Deuteranopia#A3A3B5
Deuteranomaly#B799B6
Tritanopia#CB8E8E
Tritanomaly#CC8BA0
Achromatopsia#9E9E9E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CF87B7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cf87b7: #CF87B7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CF87B7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cf87b7': '#CF87B7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.529, blue: 0.718)
Android XML<color name="color_cf87b7">#CF87B7</color>
SVG fillfill="#CF87B7"

More Pink Colors

#CF87B7 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#CF87B7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CF87B7?

#CF87B7 is a light pink — rgb(207, 135, 183) in RGB and hsl(320, 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 6.

What is the RGB value of #CF87B7?

#CF87B7 is rgb(207, 135, 183) — red 207, green 135, and blue 183 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CF87B7?

#CF87B7 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 35%, 12%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CF87B7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CF87B7 scores 2.69:1 against white and 7.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CF87B7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CF87B7 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 12.15, which is visibly different.

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