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#CF48EB — Vivid Pink

#CF48EB is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: orchid (#DA70D6) — not an exact match. CSS orchid gives you #DA70D6, a different color; use #CF48EB 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.

#CF48EB is a cool 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 #63EB47; it also sits naturally between #7E47EB and #EB47B4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CF48EB · RGB 207, 72, 235

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Color values

HEX#CF48EB
RGB207, 72, 235
HSL290°, 80%, 60%
HSV290°, 69%, 92%
CMYK12%, 69%, 0%, 8%
XYZ43.04, 23.90, 80.94
Yxy23.90, 0.2911, 0.1616
CIE-Lab55.99, 73.69, -57.06
Hunter Lab48.89, 75.41, -69.17

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 28% · Blue 92%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 69% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CF48EB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CF48EB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CF48EB

.text { color: #CF48EB; }
.background { background-color: #CF48EB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CF48EB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 72, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(290, 80%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CF48EB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 72, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CF48EB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 72, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CF48EB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CF48EB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CF48EB

#C82CE8#C019E1#A816C5#9513AE#7D1093#660D77#520B60#3B0845#27052E#100212

Tints of #CF48EB

#D45AED#D868EE#DC7AF0#E088F2#E59AF4#EAACF6#EDBAF7#F2CDF9#F5DAFB#FAEDFD

Tones of #CF48EB

#C853DF#C05FD3#B86AC8#B076BC#A982B0#A08EA4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #63EB47:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.63:1 AA large only
Against black text5.78:1 AA

Best text color on #CF48EB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CF48EB

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #CF48EB: ·

How #CF48EB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9593C4Deuteranopia · #9CA6BATritanopia · #C8A49E

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:

Tailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EFTailwind purple 500 · #A855F7Tailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CF48EB rather than the exact color:

Amber Tempest
#499AE1 · #2835E2 · #7D3DDF · #D241EA
Burning Ruby Canyon
#36AE0F · #51EE3F · #C94EEF · #E2B9F4
Mellow Aurora
#17A296 · #D644E4 · #D8C81F · #A7E9DE
Dusty Ruby Bloom
#CC4AE0 · #D71C85 · #F0504E · #B87415
Golden Cascade
#0F3191 · #5323BA · #D04BDF · #E82087
Palette 2d033b
#2D033B · #810CA8 · #C147E9 · #E5B8F4

Similar colors

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

#D241EA#C94EEF#D644E4#CC4AE0#D04BDF#C147E9#D754EA#C73CEE#D250FA#D84FDE#DC53F1#E049E2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CF48EA  ·  #CF48EC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CF48EB?

#CF48EB is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 207, 72, 235). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CF48EB?

#CF48EB is RGB 207, 72, 235 — HSL 290°, 80%, 60% — CMYK 12%, 69%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #CF48EB?

Its complement is #63EB47; analogous partners are #7E47EB and #EB47B4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CF48EB for text?

Black text on #CF48EB has a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.63:1.