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#CF94E1 Color

#CF94E1 is rgb(207, 148, 225) in RGB, hsl(286, 56%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 34%, 0%, 12%) 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 9.16. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CF94E1
HEX#CF94E1
RGBrgb(207, 148, 225)
HSLhsl(286, 56%, 73%)
HSVhsv(286, 34%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 34%, 0%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(75% 0.125 318.1)
LABlab(69.24% 32.63 -30.37)
LCHlch(69.24% 44.58 317.06)

What #CF94E1 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 #CF94E1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Bright Lilac#D891EFΔE 9.16Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 9.7Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 10.22Rich Brilliant Lavender#F1A7FEΔE 10.7Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 10.84Maximum Pink#F6A5F2ΔE 11.71

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

#CF94E1 Channel Values

How #CF94E1 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 148 · B 2258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 286° · S 56% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 286° · S 34% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 34% · Y 0% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.34:1 vs white · 8.98:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CF94E1 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 text2.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CF94E1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CF94E1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CF94E1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CF94E1
Complementary
#A6E194
Analogous
#A894E1
Analogous
#E194CC
Triadic
#E1CF94
Triadic
#94E1CF
Split comp.
#CCE194
Split comp.
#94E1A8

Tints & Shades of #CF94E1

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

#D6A4E5
#DBAFE9
#E2BFED
#E8CBF0
#EFDBF5
#F4E7F8

Shades

#BD6CD5
#AB44CA
#8E30AB
#712687
#4F1B5F
#2E1038

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CF94E1.

How #CF94E1 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#CF94E1
Protanopia#A0A0E1
Protanomaly#B59BE1
Deuteranopia#AAAAE0
Deuteranomaly#BAA2E0
Tritanopia#C6A0A0
Tritanomaly#CA9CBE
Achromatopsia#A9A9A9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CF94E1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cf94e1: #CF94E1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CF94E1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cf94e1': '#CF94E1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.580, blue: 0.882)
Android XML<color name="color_cf94e1">#CF94E1</color>
SVG fillfill="#CF94E1"

More Purple Colors

#CF94E1 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CF94E1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CF94E1?

#CF94E1 is a light purple — rgb(207, 148, 225) in RGB and hsl(286, 56%, 73%) 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 9.16.

What is the RGB value of #CF94E1?

#CF94E1 is rgb(207, 148, 225) — red 207, green 148, and blue 225 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CF94E1?

#CF94E1 converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 34%, 0%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CF94E1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CF94E1 scores 2.34:1 against white and 8.98:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CF94E1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CF94E1 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 9.7, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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