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#cf63fc

a light, electric violet · cool · closest name: Medium Orchid

RGB
207, 99, 252
HSL
282°, 96%, 69%
CMYK
18, 61, 0, 1
Luminance
0.2922

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #cf63fc is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#cf63fc
Hue
282°
violet
Saturation
96%
electric
Lightness
69%
light
Brightness
99%
HSV value
Perceived
63%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.2922
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
60/100 cool
Color family
Violet
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
6.84:1
Closest name
Medium Orchid
ΔE2000 7.5
Where it sits
Hue282° of 360°
Saturation96%
Lightness69%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool60% cool

Reads cool. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#cf63fc
RGBrgb(207, 99, 252)
HSLhsl(282, 96%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 61%, 0%, 1%)
LABlab(61.0 65.7 -58.5)
LCHlch(61.0 88.0 318.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.692 0.231 314.6)
Decimal13591548
Display P3color(display-p3 0.812 0.388 0.988)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #cf63fc;
background-color: #cf63fc;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#cf63fc] bg-[#cf63fc]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #cf63fc;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.812, green: 0.388, blue: 0.988)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#cf63fc")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFCF63FC)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(252, 99, 207)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #cf63fc · 6.84:1
Use #000000AA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 3.07:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 6.84:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #cf63fc as text scores 3.07:1 on white and 6.84:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#cf63fc on white: 3.07:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#cf63fc on black: 6.84:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #2E8DFF
deuteranopia · #5F96F8
tritanopia · #CB7FA7

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #cf63fc is pinned to step 400; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FAF1FD
#F5E4FC
#EAC1FA
#DD91FD
#cf63fc
#BB23FB
#AB05F0
#8F04C8
#7203A0
#540773
#340448
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #FAF1FDDarkest = 950 · #340448
:root {
  --brand-50: #FAF1FD;
  --brand-100: #F5E4FC;
  --brand-200: #EAC1FA;
  --brand-300: #DD91FD;
  --brand-400: #cf63fc;
  --brand-500: #BB23FB;
  --brand-600: #AB05F0;
  --brand-700: #8F04C8;
  --brand-800: #7203A0;
  --brand-900: #540773;
  --brand-950: #340448;
  --brand: #cf63fc;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #cf63fc

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F9F4FA
Tinted page background
Border#DFC0ED
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#834B9B
Captions on the surface
Accent#6FCC00
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#59027D
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F7E6FF
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#201424
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #cf63fc

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Headings from 24px up on white
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Small text on white — under 4.5:1
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • White text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#90FC63
Analogous left#8363FC
Analogous right#FC63DC
Split-complement 1#DCFC63
Split-complement 2#63FC83
Triadic 1#FCCF63
Triadic 2#63FCCF
Tetradic#FC8363

RGB percentages

Red81.2%
Green38.8%
Blue98.8%

CMYK percentages

Cyan17.9%
Magenta60.7%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)1.2%

Color previews

#cf63fc text on a black background

contrast 6.84:1

Card sample

#cf63fc text on a white background

contrast 3.07:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #cf63fc;
Background color
Panel with #cf63fc background
background-color: #cf63fc;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #cf63fc;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(207, 99, 252, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(207, 99, 252, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #cf63fc;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cf63fc, #FC63C3);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #cf63fc

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#cf63fc in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
Creative toolsFintechBeautyLuxury
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#cf63fc, answered

What color is #cf63fc?

#cf63fc is a light electric violet, closest to Medium Orchid (ΔE2000 7.5). It sits at 282° on the hue wheel with 96% saturation and 69% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #cf63fc?

rgb(207, 99, 252) — 207 red, 99 green and 252 blue out of 255, or 81.2% / 38.8% / 98.8% by channel.

Is #cf63fc a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.2922 and perceived brightness is 63%, so black text on it reaches 6.84:1.

Should I use black or white text on #cf63fc?

Black. It scores 6.84:1 against #cf63fc, versus 3.07:1 for white — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #cf63fc?

#90FC63 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #DCFC63 and #63FC83, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #cf63fc?

For interface work: #F9F4FA as the surface, #DFC0ED for borders, #834B9B for secondary text, #6FCC00 as an accent and #59027D for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #8363FC and #FC63DC stays calm, while #90FC63 is the loudest partner.

What is #cf63fc in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(18%, 61%, 0%, 1%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #cf63fc warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 60 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #FC63F1; nudged cooler, #9661FE.

Work with #cf63fc in the Color Lab