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#CB09FB — Vivid Purple

#CB09FB 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 #CB09FB 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.

#CB09FB 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 #39FB09; it also sits naturally between #5209FB and #FB09B3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CB09FB · RGB 203, 9, 251

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Color values

HEX#CB09FB
RGB203, 9, 251
HSL288°, 97%, 51%
HSV288°, 96%, 98%
CMYK19%, 96%, 0%, 2%
XYZ42.14, 19.86, 92.88
Yxy19.86, 0.2721, 0.1282
CIE-Lab51.68, 89.55, -73.00
Hunter Lab44.56, 94.68, -98.46

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 4% · Blue 98%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 96% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CB09FB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CB09FB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CB09FB

.text { color: #CB09FB; }
.background { background-color: #CB09FB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CB09FB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 9, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(288, 97%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CB09FB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 9, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CB09FB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 9, 251, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CB09FB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CB09FB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CB09FB

#BA04E7#A903D3#9503BA#8102A1#71028D#5D0274#49015A#340141#24012D#100014

Tints of #CB09FB

#D022FC#D436FC#DA4FFC#DE63FD#E37CFD#E890FD#EDAAFE#F1BEFE#F6D7FE#FBEBFF

Tones of #CB09FB

#C01AEA#B62CD8#AB3DC7#A24EB7#975FA5#8D7194

Color harmonies

Complementary — #39FB09:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.22:1 AA large only
Against black text4.97:1 AA

Best text color on #CB09FB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CB09FB

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #CB09FB: ·

How #CB09FB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #7775C0Deuteranopia · #8291B2Tritanopia · #C19288

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:

Tailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3Tailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EFTailwind purple 600 · #9333EA

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CB09FB rather than the exact color:

Tranquil Twilight
#25090E · #D7FE3D · #C313FA · #5384F9
Velvet Harbor
#1B180B · #FA4C7A · #1340FA · #DB13FA
Lucky Dusk
#200B0A · #C942FD · #2DBAFC · #B819FA
Misty Ruby Marble
#7238E6 · #DC17EC · #E83089 · #EE5240
Hidden Marble
#26C616 · #67EA49 · #D01AE2 · #EEA1ED
Palette 000000
#000000 · #5800FF · #E900FF · #FFC600

Similar colors

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

#C313FA#DB13FA#B819FA#DC17EC#D01AE2#E900FF#C424E6#C52CF9#C725E5#BF27EB#CC2FF8#D82EF7

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CB09FA  ·  #CB09FC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CB09FB?

#CB09FB is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 203, 9, 251). Its closest standard named color is Fuchsia.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CB09FB?

#CB09FB is RGB 203, 9, 251 — HSL 288°, 97%, 51% — CMYK 19%, 96%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #CB09FB?

Its complement is #39FB09; analogous partners are #5209FB and #FB09B3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CB09FB for text?

Black text on #CB09FB has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.22:1.