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#CB33FE — Vivid Purple

#CB33FE 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 #CB33FE 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.

#CB33FE 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 #67FE34; it also sits naturally between #6734FE and #FE34CB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CB33FE · RGB 203, 51, 254

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Color values

HEX#CB33FE
RGB203, 51, 254
HSL285°, 99%, 60%
HSV285°, 80%, 100%
CMYK20%, 80%, 0%, 0%
XYZ43.70, 22.22, 95.75
Yxy22.22, 0.2703, 0.1374
CIE-Lab54.26, 83.07, -70.48
Hunter Lab47.14, 86.87, -93.47

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 20% · Blue 100%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 80% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CB33FE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CB33FE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CB33FE

.text { color: #CB33FE; }
.background { background-color: #CB33FE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CB33FE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 51, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(285, 99%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CB33FE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 51, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CB33FE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 51, 254, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CB33FE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CB33FE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CB33FE

#C416FE#BB01F9#A401DA#9101C1#7A01A2#630184#50016B#39004C#260033#0F0014

Tints of #CB33FE

#D148FE#D558FE#DA6CFE#DE7BFE#E38FFE#E8A4FF#ECB3FF#F1C7FF#F5D6FF#FAEBFF

Tones of #CB33FE

#C442F0#BD51E1#B65FD3#AE6EC4#A77CB6#A08BA7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #67FE34:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.86:1 AA large only
Against black text5.44:1 AA

Best text color on #CB33FE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CB33FE

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 #CB33FE: ·

How #CB33FE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #8988CDDeuteranopia · #929DC1Tritanopia · #C3A69E

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 #CB33FE 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
Lucky Dusk
#200B0A · #C942FD · #2DBAFC · #B819FA
Amber Ruby Canyon
#0E1A22 · #43F784 · #F8A321 · #D82EF7

Similar colors

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

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CB33FD  ·  #CB33FF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CB33FE?

#CB33FE is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 203, 51, 254). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CB33FE?

#CB33FE is RGB 203, 51, 254 — HSL 285°, 99%, 60% — CMYK 20%, 80%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #CB33FE?

Its complement is #67FE34; analogous partners are #6734FE and #FE34CB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CB33FE for text?

Black text on #CB33FE has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.86:1.