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#CF91C9 Color

#CF91C9 is rgb(207, 145, 201) in RGB, hsl(306, 39%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 30%, 3%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Grayish Magenta (#CC99CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CF91C9
HEX#CF91C9
RGBrgb(207, 145, 201)
HSLhsl(306, 39%, 69%)
HSVhsv(306, 30%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 30%, 3%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(73.5% 0.105 329.9)
LABlab(67.82% 30.74 -19.29)
LCHlch(67.82% 36.29 327.89)

What #CF91C9 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 #CF91C9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 5.09Light Medium Orchid#D39BCBΔE 5.44Orchid (Crayola)#E29CD2ΔE 5.92Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 6.06Pastel Violet#CB99C9ΔE 6.09African Violet#B284BEΔE 9.15

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

#CF91C9 Channel Values

How #CF91C9 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 145 · B 2018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 306° · S 39% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 306° · S 30% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 30% · Y 3% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.46:1 vs white · 8.55:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CF91C9 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 text2.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CF91C9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CF91C9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CF91C9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CF91C9
Complementary
#91CF97
Analogous
#B691CF
Analogous
#CF91AA
Triadic
#C9CF91
Triadic
#91C9CF
Split comp.
#AACF91
Split comp.
#91CFB6

Tints & Shades of #CF91C9

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

#D59FD0
#DBADD7
#E1BCDE
#E9CDE6
#EFDCED
#F6EAF4

Shades

#C171B9
#B14EA7
#914089
#71326B
#52244D
#2E142B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CF91C9.

How #CF91C9 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#CF91C9
Protanopia#9E9EC9
Protanomaly#B499C9
Deuteranopia#A9A9C8
Deuteranomaly#B9A0C8
Tritanopia#C99A9A
Tritanomaly#CC96AF
Achromatopsia#A5A5A5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CF91C9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cf91c9: #CF91C9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CF91C9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cf91c9': '#CF91C9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.569, blue: 0.788)
Android XML<color name="color_cf91c9">#CF91C9</color>
SVG fillfill="#CF91C9"

More Pink Colors

#CF91C9 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#CF91C9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CF91C9?

#CF91C9 is a light pink — rgb(207, 145, 201) in RGB and hsl(306, 39%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Grayish Magenta (#CC99CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.09.

What is the RGB value of #CF91C9?

#CF91C9 is rgb(207, 145, 201) — red 207, green 145, and blue 201 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CF91C9?

#CF91C9 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 30%, 3%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CF91C9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CF91C9 scores 2.46:1 against white and 8.55:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CF91C9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CF91C9 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 6.06, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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