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#CF9BCA Color

#CF9BCA is rgb(207, 155, 202) in RGB, hsl(306, 35%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 25%, 2%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pastel Violet (#CB99C9), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.37. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CF9BCA
HEX#CF9BCA
RGBrgb(207, 155, 202)
HSLhsl(306, 35%, 71%)
HSVhsv(306, 25%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 25%, 2%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(75.3% 0.088 329.7)
LABlab(70.15% 25.71 -16.34)
LCHlch(70.15% 30.46 327.55)

What #CF9BCA 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 #CF9BCA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pastel Violet#CB99C9ΔE 1.37Light Medium Orchid#D39BCBΔE 1.63Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 2.36Light Orchid#E6A8D7ΔE 6.87Lilac#C8A2C8ΔE 6.87Orchid (Crayola)#E29CD2ΔE 7.67

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

#CF9BCA Channel Values

How #CF9BCA 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 155 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 306° · S 35% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 306° · S 25% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 25% · Y 2% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.28:1 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 #CF9BCA 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 text2.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CF9BCA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CF9BCA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CF9BCA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CF9BCA
Complementary
#9BCFA0
Analogous
#BA9BCF
Analogous
#CF9BB0
Triadic
#CACF9B
Triadic
#9BCACF
Split comp.
#B0CF9B
Split comp.
#9BCFBA

Tints & Shades of #CF9BCA

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

#D6A9D1
#DCB7D8
#E3C4E0
#E8CFE5
#EEDDED
#F5EAF4

Shades

#BE79B7
#AF5AA7
#914689
#72376C
#4F264B
#30172E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CF9BCA.

How #CF9BCA 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#CF9BCA
Protanopia#A5A5CA
Protanomaly#B8A1CA
Deuteranopia#AEAEC9
Deuteranomaly#BCA7C9
Tritanopia#CAA2A2
Tritanomaly#CC9FB3
Achromatopsia#ABABAB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CF9BCA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cf9bca: #CF9BCA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CF9BCA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cf9bca': '#CF9BCA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.608, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_cf9bca">#CF9BCA</color>
SVG fillfill="#CF9BCA"

More Pink Colors

#CF9BCA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#CF9BCA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CF9BCA?

#CF9BCA is a light pink — rgb(207, 155, 202) in RGB and hsl(306, 35%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pastel Violet (#CB99C9), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.37.

What is the RGB value of #CF9BCA?

#CF9BCA is rgb(207, 155, 202) — red 207, green 155, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CF9BCA?

#CF9BCA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 25%, 2%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CF9BCA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CF9BCA scores 2.28:1 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 #CF9BCA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CF9BCA 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 8.01, 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.