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#CF4FA5 — Pink

#CF4FA5 is a pink color we call Pink, closest to the named color PaleVioletRed (#DB7093). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palevioletred (#DB7093) — not an exact match. CSS palevioletred gives you #DB7093, a different color; use #CF4FA5 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.

#CF4FA5 is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #4FCF79; it also sits naturally between #B94FCF and #CF4F64. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CF4FA5 · RGB 207, 79, 165

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Color values

HEX#CF4FA5
RGB207, 79, 165
HSL320°, 57%, 56%
HSV320°, 62%, 81%
CMYK0%, 62%, 20%, 19%
XYZ35.32, 21.57, 37.90
Yxy21.57, 0.3726, 0.2276
CIE-Lab53.57, 59.59, -20.74
Hunter Lab46.45, 57.84, -19.10

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 31% · Blue 65%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 62% · Yellow 20% · Key 19%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CF4FA5 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CF4FA5 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CF4FA5

.text { color: #CF4FA5; }
.background { background-color: #CF4FA5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CF4FA5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 79, 165); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(320, 57%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CF4FA5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 79, 165, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CF4FA5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 79, 165, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CF4FA5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CF4FA5">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CF4FA5

#C93B9A#B8328C#A02C79#8C266A#78215B#641B4C#50163D#380F2A#240A1B#10040C

Tints of #CF4FA5

#D35FAC#D86FB5#DC7FBD#E08FC5#E59FCD#E9AFD6#EDBFDE#F2CFE6#F6DFEE#FBEFF7

Tones of #CF4FA5

#C658A1#BD619E#B46A9B#AA7498#A17D95#988692

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4FCF79:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.95:1 AA large only
Against black text5.31:1 AA

Best text color on #CF4FA5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CF4FA5

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 #CF4FA5: ·

How #CF4FA5 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #989690Deuteranopia · #9FA98BTritanopia · #C9807C

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 pink 500 · #EC4899Tailwind pink 600 · #DB2777Tailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CF4FA5 rather than the exact color:

Hidden Ruby Breeze
#2AAC5D · #61D88D · #D450A1 · #E8B9DE
Cosmic Mirage
#AC3589 · #CA50A9 · #74D491 · #B9E3C3
Palette 462c7d
#462C7D · #831C91 · #D552A3 · #FF70BF
Dreamy Cascade
#615CBC · #573280 · #802D89 · #C84EA1
Crimson Voyage
#934CD5 · #D278D6 · #D854A3 · #B4283E
Misty Ruby Opal
#F3C4E1 · #D954A7 · #D52593 · #97216B

Similar colors

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

#D450A1#CA50A9#D552A3#C84EA1#D854A3#D954A7#DB52A3#D6589F#CE569A#D848AD#D443AC#C74EB2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CF4FA4  ·  #CF4FA6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CF4FA5?

#CF4FA5 is Pink, a pink color (RGB 207, 79, 165). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CF4FA5?

#CF4FA5 is RGB 207, 79, 165 — HSL 320°, 57%, 56% — CMYK 0%, 62%, 20%, 19%.

What colors go with #CF4FA5?

Its complement is #4FCF79; analogous partners are #B94FCF and #CF4F64. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CF4FA5 for text?

Black text on #CF4FA5 has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.95:1.