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#CF8CD9 Color

#CF8CD9 is rgb(207, 140, 217) in RGB, hsl(292, 50%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(5%, 35%, 0%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Bright Lilac (#D891EF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.9. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CF8CD9
HEX#CF8CD9
RGBrgb(207, 140, 217)
HSLhsl(292, 50%, 70%)
HSVhsv(292, 35%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(5%, 35%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(73.3% 0.13 322.2)
LABlab(67.19% 35.56 -29.09)
LCHlch(67.19% 45.94 320.71)

What #CF8CD9 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 #CF8CD9, 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.

#CF8CD9 Channel Values

How #CF8CD9 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 140 · B 2178-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 292° · S 50% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 292° · S 35% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 5% · M 35% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.5:1 vs white · 8.41:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CF8CD9 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 text2.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CF8CD9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CF8CD9; 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 #CF8CD9

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 #CF8CD9.

How #CF8CD9 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#CF8CD9
Protanopia#9A9AD9
Protanomaly#B295D9
Deuteranopia#A6A6D8
Deuteranomaly#B89CD8
Tritanopia#C79999
Tritanomaly#CA94B6
Achromatopsia#A4A4A4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CF8CD9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cf8cd9: #CF8CD9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CF8CD9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cf8cd9': '#CF8CD9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.549, blue: 0.851)
Android XML<color name="color_cf8cd9">#CF8CD9</color>
SVG fillfill="#CF8CD9"

More Pink Colors

#CF8CD9 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CF8CD9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CF8CD9?

#CF8CD9 is a light pink — rgb(207, 140, 217) in RGB and hsl(292, 50%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Bright Lilac (#D891EF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.9.

What is the RGB value of #CF8CD9?

#CF8CD9 is rgb(207, 140, 217) — red 207, green 140, and blue 217 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CF8CD9?

#CF8CD9 converts to approximately cmyk(5%, 35%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CF8CD9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CF8CD9 scores 2.5:1 against white and 8.41:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CF8CD9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CF8CD9 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 10.72, which is visibly different.

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