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#CB2FED — Vivid Purple

#CB2FED is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color DarkOrchid (#9932CC). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkorchid (#9932CC) — not an exact match. CSS darkorchid gives you #9932CC, a different color; use #CB2FED 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.

#CB2FED 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 #53ED31; it also sits naturally between #6C31ED and #ED31B1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CB2FED · RGB 203, 47, 237

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Color values

HEX#CB2FED
RGB203, 47, 237
HSL289°, 84%, 56%
HSV289°, 80%, 93%
CMYK14%, 80%, 0%, 7%
XYZ40.93, 20.84, 81.99
Yxy20.84, 0.2847, 0.1450
CIE-Lab52.78, 81.12, -63.37
Hunter Lab45.66, 83.88, -79.96

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 18% · Blue 93%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 80% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CB2FED on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CB2FED on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CB2FED

.text { color: #CB2FED; }
.background { background-color: #CB2FED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CB2FED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 47, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(289, 84%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CB2FED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 47, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CB2FED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 47, 237, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CB2FED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CB2FED">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CB2FED

#C519EB#B413D8#9C10BC#890EA4#750C8D#620A75#4E085E#370642#23042A#100213

Tints of #CB2FED

#CF43EF#D456F0#D969F2#DE7CF4#E28EF5#E7A1F7#ECB4F8#F1C7FA#F5D9FC#FAECFD

Tones of #CB2FED

#C23EE0#B94BD2#B159C5#A866B7#A074AA#97819C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #53ED31:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.06:1 AA large only
Against black text5.17:1 AA

Best text color on #CB2FED: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CB2FED

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 #CB2FED: ·

How #CB2FED looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #8786BFDeuteranopia · #919CB4Tritanopia · #C39B93

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 #CB2FED rather than the exact color:

Smoky Ruby Drift
#0E376C · #10128E · #782FE0 · #C72CE6
Wild Ember
#621090 · #C735E8 · #92ED5E · #CCF3BA
Misty Ruby Drift
#24160D · #CC2FF8 · #395EF9 · #9A1CFD
Frozen Ruby Mosaic
#880FB1 · #D731ED · #78F04F · #A1EF97
Palette Bf2ef0
#BF2EF0 · #ED3EF7 · #FEECB3 · #FFF6EA
Crystal Lagoon
#5BE0E2 · #1D67E4 · #3917A7 · #C725E5

Similar colors

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

#C72CE6#C735E8#CC2FF8#D731ED#BF2EF0#C725E5#C73CEE#D630E5#C52CF9#BF27EB#D835F0#C424E6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CB2FEC  ·  #CB2FEE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CB2FED?

#CB2FED is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 203, 47, 237). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CB2FED?

#CB2FED is RGB 203, 47, 237 — HSL 289°, 84%, 56% — CMYK 14%, 80%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #CB2FED?

Its complement is #53ED31; analogous partners are #6C31ED and #ED31B1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CB2FED for text?

Black text on #CB2FED has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.06:1.