What color is #CF95CC?

#CF95CC is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CF95CC?

The RGB value is 207, 149, 204: 207 red, 149 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CF95CC?

The complementary color is #95CF98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CF95CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.82:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CF95CC color

#CF95CC rgb(207, 149, 204)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CF95CC is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 58.4% green and 80% blue (207, 149, 204).

Its hue angle is 303°, with 38% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 1% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Violet (#CB99C9), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.82:1).

#CF95CC color codes

HEX	`#CF95CC`
RGB	`rgb(207, 149, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 58.4%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(303, 38%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(303, 28%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 1%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.84, 30.76, -19.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.84, 36.5, 327.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.378, 39.122, 62.171)`
Decimal	`13604300`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CF95CC, 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 #CF95CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CF95CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.82:1	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 #CF95CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cf95cc; }
.text { color: #cf95cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cf95cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 149 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cf95cc, #cf95af); }

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Questions

What color is #CF95CC?: #CF95CC is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CF95CC?: The RGB value is 207, 149, 204: 207 red, 149 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CF95CC?: The complementary color is #95CF98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CF95CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.82:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.