Palettes / Colors / #CF5EA2

#CF5EA2 — Muted Pink

#CF5EA2 is a pink color we call Muted 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 #CF5EA2 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.

#CF5EA2 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 #5ECF8B; it also sits naturally between #C45ECF and #CF5E69. 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 37% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 55% · Yellow 22% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CF5EA2

.text { color: #CF5EA2; }
.background { background-color: #CF5EA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CF5EA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 94, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(324, 54%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CF5EA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 94, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CF5EA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 94, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CF5EA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CF5EA2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5ECF8B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CF5EA2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CF5EA2

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 #CF5EA2 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 #CF5EA2 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #CF5EA2?

#CF5EA2 is Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 207, 94, 162). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CF5EA2?

#CF5EA2 is RGB 207, 94, 162 — HSL 324°, 54%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 55%, 22%, 19%.

What colors go with #CF5EA2?

Its complement is #5ECF8B; analogous partners are #C45ECF and #CF5E69. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CF5EA2 for text?

Black text on #CF5EA2 has a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.64:1.