Maroon Colors  ·  Color Library

Palettes / Colors / #CB2FEE

#CB2FEE — Vivid Purple

#CB2FEE 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 #CB2FEE 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.

#CB2FEE 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 #52EE2F; it also sits naturally between #6C2FEE and #EE2FB2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CB2FEE · RGB 203, 47, 238

Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

HEX#CB2FEE
RGB203, 47, 238
HSL289°, 85%, 56%
HSV289°, 80%, 93%
CMYK15%, 80%, 0%, 7%
XYZ41.08, 20.90, 82.76
Yxy20.90, 0.2838, 0.1444
CIE-Lab52.84, 81.29, -63.83
Hunter Lab45.72, 84.13, -80.80

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 18% · Blue 93%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 80% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CB2FEE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CB2FEE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CB2FEE

.text { color: #CB2FEE; }
.background { background-color: #CB2FEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CB2FEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 47, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(289, 85%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CB2FEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 47, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CB2FEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 47, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CB2FEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CB2FEE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CB2FEE

#C518EC#B412D9#9D0FBD#890DA5#760B8E#620A76#4E085E#370542#23032A#100213

Tints of #CB2FEE

#D042F0#D555F1#D968F3#DE7BF4#E38EF6#E7A1F7#ECB4F9#F1C6FA#F6D9FC#FAECFD

Tones of #CB2FEE

#C33DE1#BA4AD3#B258C6#A866B7#A074AA#97819C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #52EE2F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.05:1 AA large only
Against black text5.18:1 AA

Best text color on #CB2FEE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CB2FEE

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 #CB2FEE: ·

How #CB2FEE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #8786C0Deuteranopia · #919CB5Tritanopia · #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 #CB2FEE rather than the exact color:

Wild Ember
#621090 · #C735E8 · #92ED5E · #CCF3BA
Smoky Ruby Drift
#0E376C · #10128E · #782FE0 · #C72CE6
Misty Ruby Drift
#24160D · #CC2FF8 · #395EF9 · #9A1CFD
Frozen Ruby Mosaic
#880FB1 · #D731ED · #78F04F · #A1EF97
Palette Bf2ef0
#BF2EF0 · #ED3EF7 · #FEECB3 · #FFF6EA
Cosmic Twilight
#0D2724 · #F9CA1E · #4D44FE · #C52CF9

Similar colors

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

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CB2FED  ·  #CB2FEF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CB2FEE?

#CB2FEE is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 203, 47, 238). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CB2FEE?

#CB2FEE is RGB 203, 47, 238 — HSL 289°, 85%, 56% — CMYK 15%, 80%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #CB2FEE?

Its complement is #52EE2F; analogous partners are #6C2FEE and #EE2FB2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CB2FEE for text?

Black text on #CB2FEE has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.05:1.