What color is #CF87DF?

#CF87DF is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Somewhere in a Fairytale. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CF87DF?

The RGB value is 207, 135, 223: 207 red, 135 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CF87DF?

The complementary color is #97DF87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CF87DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CF87DF color

#CF87DF rgb(207, 135, 223)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CF87DF is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 52.9% green and 87.5% blue (207, 135, 223).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 58% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Somewhere in a Fairytale (#CC99DD), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.18:1).

#CF87DF color codes

HEX	`#CF87DF`
RGB	`rgb(207, 135, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 52.9%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 58%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 39%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 39%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.46, 41.94, -33.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.46, 53.89, 321.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.714, 35.923, 74.218)`
Decimal	`13600735`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CF87DF, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #CF87DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CF87DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #CF87DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cf87df; }
.text { color: #cf87df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cf87df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 135 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cf87df, #df87c3); }

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Questions

What color is #CF87DF?: #CF87DF is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Somewhere in a Fairytale. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CF87DF?: The RGB value is 207, 135, 223: 207 red, 135 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CF87DF?: The complementary color is #97DF87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CF87DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.