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#CB33FB — Vivid Purple

#CB33FB 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 #CB33FB 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.

#CB33FB 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 #61FB32; it also sits naturally between #6832FB and #FB32C5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CB33FB · RGB 203, 51, 251

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Color values

HEX#CB33FB
RGB203, 51, 251
HSL286°, 96%, 59%
HSV286°, 80%, 98%
CMYK19%, 80%, 0%, 2%
XYZ43.23, 22.03, 93.24
Yxy22.03, 0.2727, 0.1390
CIE-Lab54.06, 82.53, -69.13
Hunter Lab46.94, 86.11, -90.85

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 20% · Blue 98%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 80% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CB33FB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CB33FB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CB33FB

.text { color: #CB33FB; }
.background { background-color: #CB33FB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CB33FB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 51, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(286, 96%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CB33FB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 51, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CB33FB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 51, 251, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CB33FB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CB33FB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CB33FB

#C619FA#B905F0#A604D7#8F04B9#7B03A0#640382#510269#3A024B#270132#0F0014

Tints of #CB33FB

#D146FB#D555FC#DA69FC#DF7DFC#E491FD#E7A0FD#ECB4FD#F1C8FE#F5D7FE#FAEBFF

Tones of #CB33FB

#C441EC#BD4EDF#B55DD0#AD6CC1#A67AB3#9E88A5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #61FB32:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.88:1 AA large only
Against black text5.41:1 AA

Best text color on #CB33FB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CB33FB

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 #CB33FB: ·

How #CB33FB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #8988CBDeuteranopia · #929DBFTritanopia · #C3A49C

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 #CB33FB rather than the exact color:

Misty Ruby Drift
#24160D · #CC2FF8 · #395EF9 · #9A1CFD
Cosmic Twilight
#0D2724 · #F9CA1E · #4D44FE · #C52CF9
Cosmic Ruby Lagoon
#38180C · #C93DFB · #ABF723 · #FB2AC9
Hidden Twilight
#0C2314 · #F8185B · #4172FD · #D930FC
Amber Ruby Canyon
#0E1A22 · #43F784 · #F8A321 · #D82EF7
Lucky Dusk
#200B0A · #C942FD · #2DBAFC · #B819FA

Similar colors

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

#CC2FF8#C52CF9#C93DFB#D930FC#D82EF7#C942FD#C73CEE#BF2EF0#D835F0#B931FC#D731ED#C735E8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CB33FA  ·  #CB33FC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CB33FB?

#CB33FB is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 203, 51, 251). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CB33FB?

#CB33FB is RGB 203, 51, 251 — HSL 286°, 96%, 59% — CMYK 19%, 80%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #CB33FB?

Its complement is #61FB32; analogous partners are #6832FB and #FB32C5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CB33FB for text?

Black text on #CB33FB has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.88:1.