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#CF70DB — Pink

#CF70DB is a pink color we call 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 #CF70DB 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.

#CF70DB 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 #7DDB70; it also sits naturally between #9970DB and #DB70B2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CF70DB · RGB 207, 112, 219

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Color values

HEX#CF70DB
RGB207, 112, 219
HSL293°, 60%, 65%
HSV293°, 49%, 86%
CMYK5%, 49%, 0%, 14%
XYZ44.31, 29.97, 70.47
Yxy29.97, 0.3061, 0.2070
CIE-Lab61.63, 53.10, -39.16
Hunter Lab54.74, 52.43, -42.55

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 44% · Blue 86%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 49% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CF70DB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CF70DB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CF70DB

.text { color: #CF70DB; }
.background { background-color: #CF70DB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CF70DB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 112, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(293, 60%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CF70DB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 112, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CF70DB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 112, 219, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CF70DB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CF70DB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CF70DB

#C758D5#BE3FCF#AF30C0#992AA7#82248F#681D72#52165A#3C1041#250A29#0F0410

Tints of #CF70DB

#D37CDE#D789E1#DB95E4#DFA1E8#E5B1EC#E9BEEF#EDCAF2#F1D6F5#F5E2F8#F9EFFB

Tones of #CF70DB

#C978D3#C37FCC#BD87C4#B88FBD#B197B5#AC9EAE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #7DDB70:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.00:1 AA large only
Against black text6.99:1 AA

Best text color on #CF70DB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CF70DB

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 #CF70DB: ·

How #CF70DB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A6A5C1Deuteranopia · #ABB2BBTritanopia · #CAADA8

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 violet 500 · #8B5CF6

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CF70DB rather than the exact color:

Crimson Voyage
#934CD5 · #D278D6 · #D854A3 · #B4283E
Palette 000000
#000000 · #9929EA · #CC66DA · #FAEB92
Scarlet Zephyr
#9530A0 · #C66AD2 · #66CE5B · #BBE2B4
Hidden Tempest
#DC71D5 · #DB6499 · #A1241D · #A87130
Royal Horizon
#3C289A · #8136CB · #CD7EDE · #E9A9E0
Honey Solace
#B375E9 · #D86CE6 · #D11DA5 · #B3285F

Similar colors

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

#D278D6#CC66DA#C66AD2#DC71D5#CD7EDE#D86CE6#D066E6#C664DF#DC67D8#C06ADD#D577E9#D16BCB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CF70DA  ·  #CF70DC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CF70DB?

#CF70DB is Pink, a pink color (RGB 207, 112, 219). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CF70DB?

#CF70DB is RGB 207, 112, 219 — HSL 293°, 60%, 65% — CMYK 5%, 49%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #CF70DB?

Its complement is #7DDB70; analogous partners are #9970DB and #DB70B2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CF70DB for text?

Black text on #CF70DB has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.00:1.