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#cf69fc

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

RGB
207, 105, 252
HSL
282°, 96%, 70%
CMYK
18, 58, 0, 1
Luminance
0.3040

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #cf69fc is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#cf69fc
Hue
282°
violet
Saturation
96%
electric
Lightness
70%
light
Brightness
99%
HSV value
Perceived
64%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.3040
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
60/100 cool
Color family
Violet
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
7.08:1
Closest name
Orchid
ΔE2000 7.6
Where it sits
Hue282° of 360°
Saturation96%
Lightness70%
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#cf69fc
RGBrgb(207, 105, 252)
HSLhsl(282, 96%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 58%, 0%, 1%)
LABlab(62.0 63.0 -56.9)
LCHlch(62.0 84.8 317.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.699 0.222 314.2)
Decimal13593084
Display P3color(display-p3 0.812 0.412 0.988)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #cf69fc;
background-color: #cf69fc;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#cf69fc] bg-[#cf69fc]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #cf69fc;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.812, green: 0.412, blue: 0.988)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#cf69fc")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFCF69FC)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(252, 105, 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 #cf69fc · 7.08:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 2.97:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 7.08:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #cf69fc as text scores 2.97:1 on white and 7.08:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#cf69fc on white: 2.97:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#cf69fc on black: 7.08:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #3B90FF
deuteranopia · #6598F8
tritanopia · #CB83A9

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #cf69fc 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
#F4E4FC
#E9C1FA
#DC91FD
#cf69fc
#B823FB
#A805F0
#8C04C8
#7003A0
#520773
#330448
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #FAF1FDDarkest = 950 · #330448
:root {
  --brand-50: #FAF1FD;
  --brand-100: #F4E4FC;
  --brand-200: #E9C1FA;
  --brand-300: #DC91FD;
  --brand-400: #cf69fc;
  --brand-500: #B823FB;
  --brand-600: #A805F0;
  --brand-700: #8C04C8;
  --brand-800: #7003A0;
  --brand-900: #520773;
  --brand-950: #330448;
  --brand: #cf69fc;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #cf69fc

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#824B9B
Captions on the surface
Accent#71CC00
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#57027D
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F7E6FF
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#1F1424
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 #cf69fc

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

Works well for
  • 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
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • 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#96FC69
Analogous left#8569FC
Analogous right#FC69E0
Split-complement 1#E0FC69
Split-complement 2#69FC85
Triadic 1#FCCF69
Triadic 2#69FCCF
Tetradic#FC8569

RGB percentages

Red81.2%
Green41.2%
Blue98.8%

CMYK percentages

Cyan17.9%
Magenta58.3%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)1.2%

Color previews

#cf69fc text on a black background

contrast 7.08:1

Card sample

#cf69fc text on a white background

contrast 2.97:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #cf69fc;
Background color
Panel with #cf69fc background
background-color: #cf69fc;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #cf69fc;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(207, 105, 252, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(207, 105, 252, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #cf69fc;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cf69fc, #FC69C7);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #cf69fc

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.

#cf69fc 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.

#cf69fc, answered

What color is #cf69fc?

#cf69fc is a light electric violet, closest to Orchid (ΔE2000 7.6). It sits at 282° on the hue wheel with 96% saturation and 70% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #cf69fc?

rgb(207, 105, 252) — 207 red, 105 green and 252 blue out of 255, or 81.2% / 41.2% / 98.8% by channel.

Is #cf69fc a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.3040 and perceived brightness is 64%, so black text on it reaches 7.08:1.

Should I use black or white text on #cf69fc?

Black. It scores 7.08:1 against #cf69fc, versus 2.97:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #cf69fc?

#96FC69 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #E0FC69 and #69FC85, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #cf69fc?

For interface work: #F9F4FA as the surface, #DFC0ED for borders, #824B9B for secondary text, #71CC00 as an accent and #57027D for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #8569FC and #FC69E0 stays calm, while #96FC69 is the loudest partner.

What is #cf69fc in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(18%, 58%, 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 #cf69fc 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 #FC69F3; nudged cooler, #9867FE.

Work with #cf69fc in the Color Lab