Palettes / Colors / #CF309A

#CF309A — Pink

#CF309A is a pink color we call Pink, closest to the named color MediumVioletRed (#C71585). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: mediumvioletred (#C71585) — not an exact match. CSS mediumvioletred gives you #C71585, a different color; use #CF309A when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#CF309A is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #30CF65; it also sits naturally between #B430CF and #CF304B. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 19% · Blue 60%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 77% · Yellow 26% · Key 19%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #CF309A

.text { color: #CF309A; }
.background { background-color: #CF309A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CF309A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 48, 154); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(320, 62%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CF309A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 48, 154, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CF309A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 48, 154, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CF309A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CF309A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CF309A

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Tones of #CF309A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #30CF65:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CF309A: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CF309A

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #CF309A looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CF309A rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CF3099  ·  #CF309B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CF309A?

#CF309A is Pink, a pink color (RGB 207, 48, 154). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CF309A?

#CF309A is RGB 207, 48, 154 — HSL 320°, 62%, 50% — CMYK 0%, 77%, 26%, 19%.

What colors go with #CF309A?

Its complement is #30CF65; analogous partners are #B430CF and #CF304B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CF309A for text?

White text on #CF309A has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.54:1.