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#CF9AD0 Color

#CF9AD0 is rgb(207, 154, 208) in RGB, hsl(299, 36%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 26%, 0%, 18%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Grayish Magenta (#CC99CC), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.73. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CF9AD0
HEX#CF9AD0
RGBrgb(207, 154, 208)
HSLhsl(299, 36%, 71%)
HSVhsv(299, 26%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 26%, 0%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(75.4% 0.096 325.9)
LABlab(70.09% 27.06 -19.74)
LCHlch(70.09% 33.50 323.89)

What #CF9AD0 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 #CF9AD0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 1.73Pastel Violet#CB99C9ΔE 3.25Light Medium Orchid#D39BCBΔE 3.62Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 5.25Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 5.98Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 6.09

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

#CF9AD0 Channel Values

How #CF9AD0 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 154 · B 2088-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 299° · S 36% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 299° · S 26% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 26% · Y 0% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.29:1 vs white · 9.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CF9AD0 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 text2.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CF9AD0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CF9AD0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CF9AD0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CF9AD0
Complementary
#9BD09A
Analogous
#B49AD0
Analogous
#D09AB6
Triadic
#D0CF9A
Triadic
#9AD0CF
Split comp.
#B6D09A
Split comp.
#9AD0B4

Tints & Shades of #CF9AD0

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

#D5A8D6
#DCB6DD
#E3C4E3
#E8CEE8
#EEDCEF
#F5EAF5

Shades

#BE78BF
#AF59B1
#904592
#713672
#4F2650
#301731

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CF9AD0.

How #CF9AD0 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#CF9AD0
Protanopia#A5A5D0
Protanomaly#B7A0D0
Deuteranopia#AEAECF
Deuteranomaly#BCA6CF
Tritanopia#C9A2A2
Tritanomaly#CB9FB6
Achromatopsia#ABABAB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CF9AD0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cf9ad0: #CF9AD0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CF9AD0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cf9ad0': '#CF9AD0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.604, blue: 0.816)
Android XML<color name="color_cf9ad0">#CF9AD0</color>
SVG fillfill="#CF9AD0"

More Pink Colors

#CF9AD0 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#CF9AD0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CF9AD0?

#CF9AD0 is a light pink — rgb(207, 154, 208) in RGB and hsl(299, 36%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Grayish Magenta (#CC99CC), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.73.

What is the RGB value of #CF9AD0?

#CF9AD0 is rgb(207, 154, 208) — red 207, green 154, and blue 208 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CF9AD0?

#CF9AD0 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 26%, 0%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CF9AD0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CF9AD0 scores 2.29:1 against white and 9.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CF9AD0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CF9AD0 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 5.25, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.