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#CB2CFB — Vivid Purple

#CB2CFB 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 #CB2CFB 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.

#CB2CFB 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 #5DFB2D; it also sits naturally between #642DFB and #FB2DC4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CB2CFB · RGB 203, 44, 251

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Color values

HEX#CB2CFB
RGB203, 44, 251
HSL286°, 96%, 58%
HSV286°, 82%, 98%
CMYK19%, 82%, 0%, 2%
XYZ42.94, 21.46, 93.15
Yxy21.46, 0.2726, 0.1362
CIE-Lab53.45, 84.30, -70.11
Hunter Lab46.33, 88.23, -92.73

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 17% · Blue 98%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 82% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CB2CFB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CB2CFB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CB2CFB

.text { color: #CB2CFB; }
.background { background-color: #CB2CFB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CB2CFB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 44, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(286, 96%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CB2CFB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 44, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CB2CFB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 44, 251, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CB2CFB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CB2CFB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CB2CFB

#C514FA#B505EB#A204D2#8B04B4#78039B#640382#4D0264#3A024B#23012D#0F0014

Tints of #CB2CFB

#D041FB#D555FC#D864FC#DD78FC#E28CFD#E7A0FD#ECB4FD#F0C3FE#F5D7FE#FAEBFF

Tones of #CB2CFB

#C33CEC#BB4ADE#B359CF#AB68C0#A377B1#9C85A3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #5DFB2D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.97:1 AA large only
Against black text5.29:1 AA

Best text color on #CB2CFB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CB2CFB

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 #CB2CFB: ·

How #CB2CFB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #8685C9Deuteranopia · #8F9BBDTritanopia · #C3A199

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 500 · #D946EFTailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3Tailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CB2CFB rather than the exact color:

Misty Ruby Drift
#24160D · #CC2FF8 · #395EF9 · #9A1CFD
Cosmic Twilight
#0D2724 · #F9CA1E · #4D44FE · #C52CF9
Amber Ruby Canyon
#0E1A22 · #43F784 · #F8A321 · #D82EF7
Hidden Twilight
#0C2314 · #F8185B · #4172FD · #D930FC
Palette Bf2ef0
#BF2EF0 · #ED3EF7 · #FEECB3 · #FFF6EA
Cosmic Ruby Lagoon
#38180C · #C93DFB · #ABF723 · #FB2AC9

Similar colors

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

#CC2FF8#C52CF9#D82EF7#D930FC#BF2EF0#C93DFB#B931FC#D731ED#D835F0#BF27EB#C73CEE#C72CE6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CB2CFA  ·  #CB2CFC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CB2CFB?

#CB2CFB is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 203, 44, 251). Its closest standard named color is Fuchsia.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CB2CFB?

#CB2CFB is RGB 203, 44, 251 — HSL 286°, 96%, 58% — CMYK 19%, 82%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #CB2CFB?

Its complement is #5DFB2D; analogous partners are #642DFB and #FB2DC4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CB2CFB for text?

Black text on #CB2CFB has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.97:1.