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#CF87BF Color

#CF87BF is rgb(207, 135, 191) in RGB, hsl(313, 43%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 35%, 8%, 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 7.36. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CF87BF
HEX#CF87BF
RGBrgb(207, 135, 191)
HSLhsl(313, 43%, 67%)
HSVhsv(313, 35%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 35%, 8%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(71.5% 0.114 335.2)
LABlab(65.29% 34.54 -17.52)
LCHlch(65.29% 38.73 333.11)

What #CF87BF 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 #CF87BF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Purple#D982B5ΔE 7.36Orchid (Crayola)#E29CD2ΔE 7.6Light Medium Orchid#D39BCBΔE 9.12Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 9.58Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 9.91Pastel Violet#CB99C9ΔE 10.15

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

#CF87BF Channel Values

How #CF87BF 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 1918-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 313° · S 43% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 313° · S 35% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 35% · Y 8% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.67:1 vs white · 7.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CF87BF 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 text2.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CF87BF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CF87BF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CF87BF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CF87BF
Complementary
#87CF96
Analogous
#BB87CF
Analogous
#CF879B
Triadic
#BFCF87
Triadic
#87BFCF
Split comp.
#9BCF87
Split comp.
#87CFBB

Tints & Shades of #CF87BF

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

#D595C7
#DCA7D1
#E2B6D8
#E9C8E2
#EFD7EA
#F6E9F3

Shades

#C266AE
#B3479B
#923A7F
#712D62
#502046
#2F1329

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CF87BF.

How #CF87BF 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#CF87BF
Protanopia#9797BF
Protanomaly#B091BF
Deuteranopia#A3A3BD
Deuteranomaly#B799BE
Tritanopia#CA9090
Tritanomaly#CC8CA5
Achromatopsia#9E9E9E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CF87BF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cf87bf: #CF87BF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CF87BF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cf87bf': '#CF87BF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.529, blue: 0.749)
Android XML<color name="color_cf87bf">#CF87BF</color>
SVG fillfill="#CF87BF"

More Pink Colors

#CF87BF sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CF87BF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CF87BF?

#CF87BF is a light pink — rgb(207, 135, 191) in RGB and hsl(313, 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 7.36.

What is the RGB value of #CF87BF?

#CF87BF is rgb(207, 135, 191) — red 207, green 135, and blue 191 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CF87BF?

#CF87BF converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 35%, 8%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CF87BF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CF87BF scores 2.67:1 against white and 7.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CF87BF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CF87BF 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 9.91, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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