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#CB2EEA — Vivid Pink

#CB2EEA is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color DarkOrchid (#9932CC). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkorchid (#9932CC) — not an exact match. CSS darkorchid gives you #9932CC, a different color; use #CB2EEA 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.

#CB2EEA is a cool pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. 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 #4EEA2E; it also sits naturally between #6D2EEA and #EA2EAC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CB2EEA · RGB 203, 46, 234

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Color values

HEX#CB2EEA
RGB203, 46, 234
HSL290°, 82%, 55%
HSV290°, 80%, 92%
CMYK13%, 80%, 0%, 8%
XYZ40.46, 20.59, 79.68
Yxy20.59, 0.2875, 0.1463
CIE-Lab52.50, 80.86, -62.13
Hunter Lab45.38, 83.46, -77.70

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 18% · Blue 92%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 80% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CB2EEA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CB2EEA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CB2EEA

.text { color: #CB2EEA; }
.background { background-color: #CB2EEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CB2EEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 46, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(290, 82%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CB2EEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 46, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CB2EEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 46, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CB2EEA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CB2EEA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CB2EEA

#C517E8#B115D1#9E12BA#8A10A2#760E8B#5F0B6F#4B0958#370641#23042A#100213

Tints of #CB2EEA

#D041EC#D453EE#D966F0#DD78F2#E390F4#E8A2F6#EDB5F8#F1C7F9#F6DAFB#FAECFD

Tones of #CB2EEA

#C23CDD#B949D0#B056C2#A764B4#9E72A7#957E9A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4EEA2E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.10:1 AA large only
Against black text5.12:1 AA

Best text color on #CB2EEA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CB2EEA

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 #CB2EEA: ·

How #CB2EEA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #8786BDDeuteranopia · #909CB2Tritanopia · #C39991

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 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CB2EEA rather than the exact color:

Smoky Ruby Drift
#0E376C · #10128E · #782FE0 · #C72CE6
Wild Ember
#621090 · #C735E8 · #92ED5E · #CCF3BA
Crystal Lagoon
#5BE0E2 · #1D67E4 · #3917A7 · #C725E5
Frozen Ruby Twilight
#4F16AC · #D630E5 · #ED6EB4 · #F29A9C
Frozen Ruby Mosaic
#880FB1 · #D731ED · #78F04F · #A1EF97
Silent Aurora
#0F25B4 · #733ADD · #C424E6 · #E958BE

Similar colors

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

#C72CE6#C735E8#C725E5#D630E5#D731ED#C424E6#BF2EF0#D22EDE#BF27EB#CC2FF8#C73CEE#D835F0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CB2EE9  ·  #CB2EEB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CB2EEA?

#CB2EEA is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 203, 46, 234). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CB2EEA?

#CB2EEA is RGB 203, 46, 234 — HSL 290°, 82%, 55% — CMYK 13%, 80%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #CB2EEA?

Its complement is #4EEA2E; analogous partners are #6D2EEA and #EA2EAC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CB2EEA for text?

Black text on #CB2EEA has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.10:1.