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#CF87CA Color

#CF87CA is rgb(207, 135, 202) in RGB, hsl(304, 43%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 35%, 2%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Lavender Magenta (#DDA0DD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.49. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CF87CA
HEX#CF87CA
RGBrgb(207, 135, 202)
HSLhsl(304, 43%, 67%)
HSVhsv(304, 35%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 35%, 2%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(71.9% 0.124 329.2)
LABlab(65.62% 36.00 -23.16)
LCHlch(65.62% 42.81 327.24)

What #CF87CA 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 #CF87CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 9.49Orchid (Crayola)#E29CD2ΔE 10.03African Violet#B284BEΔE 11.07Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 11.67Sky Magenta#CF71AFΔE 11.7Middle Purple#D982B5ΔE 11.71

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

#CF87CA Channel Values

How #CF87CA 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 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 304° · S 43% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 304° · S 35% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 35% · Y 2% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.63:1 vs white · 7.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CF87CA 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 text2.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CF87CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CF87CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CF87CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CF87CA
Complementary
#87CF8B
Analogous
#B087CF
Analogous
#CF87A6
Triadic
#CACF87
Triadic
#87CACF
Split comp.
#A6CF87
Split comp.
#87CFB0

Tints & Shades of #CF87CA

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

#D595D1
#DCA7D9
#E2B6DF
#E9C8E7
#EFD7ED
#F6E9F5

Shades

#C266BC
#B347AC
#923A8C
#712D6D
#50204D
#2F132E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CF87CA.

How #CF87CA 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#CF87CA
Protanopia#9797CA
Protanomaly#B091CA
Deuteranopia#A3A3C8
Deuteranomaly#B799C9
Tritanopia#C89292
Tritanomaly#CB8EAB
Achromatopsia#9F9F9F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CF87CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cf87ca: #CF87CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CF87CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cf87ca': '#CF87CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.529, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_cf87ca">#CF87CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#CF87CA"

More Pink Colors

#CF87CA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#CF87CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CF87CA?

#CF87CA is a light pink — rgb(207, 135, 202) in RGB and hsl(304, 43%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Lavender Magenta (#DDA0DD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.49.

What is the RGB value of #CF87CA?

#CF87CA is rgb(207, 135, 202) — red 207, green 135, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CF87CA?

#CF87CA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 35%, 2%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CF87CA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CF87CA scores 2.63:1 against white and 7.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CF87CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CF87CA 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 9.49, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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