Palettes / Colors / #C90DFD

#C90DFD — Vivid Purple

#C90DFD is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Fuchsia (#FF00FF). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: fuchsia (#FF00FF) — not an exact match. CSS fuchsia gives you #FF00FF, a different color; use #C90DFD when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#C90DFD is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #41FD0D; it also sits naturally between #510DFD and #FD0DB9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 79% · Green 5% · Blue 99%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 95% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #C90DFD

.text { color: #C90DFD; }
.background { background-color: #C90DFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C90DFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(201, 13, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(287, 98%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C90DFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(201, 13, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C90DFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(201, 13, 253, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C90DFD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C90DFD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #41FD0D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C90DFD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C90DFD

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #C90DFD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #C90DFD rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #C90DFC  ·  #C90DFE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C90DFD?

#C90DFD is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 201, 13, 253). Its closest standard named color is Fuchsia.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C90DFD?

#C90DFD is RGB 201, 13, 253 — HSL 287°, 98%, 52% — CMYK 21%, 95%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #C90DFD?

Its complement is #41FD0D; analogous partners are #510DFD and #FD0DB9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C90DFD for text?

Black text on #C90DFD has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.23:1.