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#cf0ffc

a balanced, electric violet · neutral · closest name: Medium Orchid

RGB
207, 15, 252
HSL
289°, 98%, 52%
CMYK
18, 94, 0, 1
Luminance
0.2064

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #cf0ffc is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#cf0ffc
Hue
289°
violet
Saturation
98%
electric
Lightness
52%
balanced
Brightness
99%
HSV value
Perceived
56%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.2064
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
56/100 cool
Color family
Violet
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
5.13:1
Closest name
Medium Orchid
ΔE2000 7.5
Where it sits
Hue289° of 360°
Saturation98%
Lightness52%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool56% cool

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

Every format

HEX#cf0ffc
RGBrgb(207, 15, 252)
HSLhsl(289, 98%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 94%, 0%, 1%)
LABlab(52.5 89.8 -72.1)
LCHlch(52.5 115.1 321.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.632 0.302 317.7)
Decimal13570044
Display P3color(display-p3 0.812 0.059 0.988)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #cf0ffc;
background-color: #cf0ffc;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#cf0ffc] bg-[#cf0ffc]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #cf0ffc;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.812, green: 0.059, blue: 0.988)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#cf0ffc")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFCF0FFC)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(252, 15, 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 #cf0ffc · 5.13:1
Use #000000AA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 4.10:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 5.13:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #cf0ffc as text scores 4.10:1 on white and 5.13:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#cf0ffc on white: 4.10:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#cf0ffc on black: 5.13:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #0073FF
deuteranopia · #1C82F8
tritanopia · #CD5995

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #cf0ffc is pinned to step 500; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FBF1FD
#F7E4FC
#F0C1FB
#E990FE
#DE59FD
#cf0ffc
#C403F2
#A403C9
#8302A1
#5F0674
#3C0449
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #FBF1FDDarkest = 950 · #3C0449
:root {
  --brand-50: #FBF1FD;
  --brand-100: #F7E4FC;
  --brand-200: #F0C1FB;
  --brand-300: #E990FE;
  --brand-400: #DE59FD;
  --brand-500: #cf0ffc;
  --brand-600: #C403F2;
  --brand-700: #A403C9;
  --brand-800: #8302A1;
  --brand-900: #5F0674;
  --brand-950: #3C0449;
  --brand: #cf0ffc;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #cf0ffc

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#E4C0ED
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#8C4B9B
Captions on the surface
Accent#5ACC00
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#66027E
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FAE6FF
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#211424
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 #cf0ffc

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
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Small text on white — under 4.5:1
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • 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#3CFC0F
Analogous left#590FFC
Analogous right#FC0FB3
Split-complement 1#B3FC0F
Split-complement 2#0FFC59
Triadic 1#FCCF0F
Triadic 2#0FFCCF
Tetradic#FC590F

RGB percentages

Red81.2%
Green5.9%
Blue98.8%

CMYK percentages

Cyan17.9%
Magenta94.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)1.2%

Color previews

#cf0ffc text on a black background

contrast 5.13:1

Card sample

#cf0ffc text on a white background

contrast 4.10:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #cf0ffc;
Background color
Panel with #cf0ffc background
background-color: #cf0ffc;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #cf0ffc;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(207, 15, 252, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(207, 15, 252, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #cf0ffc;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cf0ffc, #FC0F8B);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #cf0ffc

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.

#cf0ffc 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
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

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

#cf0ffc, answered

What color is #cf0ffc?

#cf0ffc is a balanced electric violet, closest to Medium Orchid (ΔE2000 7.5). It sits at 289° on the hue wheel with 98% saturation and 52% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #cf0ffc?

rgb(207, 15, 252) — 207 red, 15 green and 252 blue out of 255, or 81.2% / 5.9% / 98.8% by channel.

Is #cf0ffc a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.2064 and perceived brightness is 56%, so black text on it reaches 5.13:1.

Should I use black or white text on #cf0ffc?

Black. It scores 5.13:1 against #cf0ffc, versus 4.10:1 for white — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #cf0ffc?

#3CFC0F sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #B3FC0F and #0FFC59, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #cf0ffc?

For interface work: #F9F4FA as the surface, #E4C0ED for borders, #8C4B9B for secondary text, #5ACC00 as an accent and #66027E for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #590FFC and #FC0FB3 stays calm, while #3CFC0F is the loudest partner.

What is #cf0ffc in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(18%, 94%, 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 #cf0ffc warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 56 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #FC0FD2; nudged cooler, #780DFE.

Work with #cf0ffc in the Color Lab