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#CB34EB — Vivid Pink

#CB34EB 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 #CB34EB 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.

#CB34EB 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 #51EB33; it also sits naturally between #7033EB and #EB33AD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CB34EB · RGB 203, 52, 235

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Color values

HEX#CB34EB
RGB203, 52, 235
HSL290°, 82%, 56%
HSV290°, 78%, 92%
CMYK14%, 78%, 0%, 8%
XYZ40.85, 21.15, 80.53
Yxy21.15, 0.2866, 0.1484
CIE-Lab53.11, 79.43, -61.70
Hunter Lab45.99, 81.81, -76.98

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 20% · Blue 92%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 78% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CB34EB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CB34EB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CB34EB

.text { color: #CB34EB; }
.background { background-color: #CB34EB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CB34EB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 52, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(290, 82%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CB34EB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 52, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CB34EB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 52, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CB34EB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CB34EB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CB34EB

#C61CE9#B515D5#9E12BA#8A10A2#760E8B#630B74#4F095D#370641#23042A#100213

Tints of #CB34EB

#D145ED#D558EE#DA6AF0#DF7DF2#E390F4#E8A2F6#EDB5F8#F1C7F9#F6DAFB#FAECFD

Tones of #CB34EB

#C340DD#BB4DD1#B25AC4#A968B6#A075A9#98819C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #51EB33:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.02:1 AA large only
Against black text5.23:1 AA

Best text color on #CB34EB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CB34EB

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 #CB34EB: ·

How #CB34EB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #8A88BFDeuteranopia · #929EB4Tritanopia · #C39C94

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 #CB34EB rather than the exact color:

Wild Ember
#621090 · #C735E8 · #92ED5E · #CCF3BA
Dreamy Dusk
#3AC911 · #8DF15B · #C73CEE · #D4A0F1
Smoky Ruby Drift
#0E376C · #10128E · #782FE0 · #C72CE6
Frozen Ruby Mosaic
#880FB1 · #D731ED · #78F04F · #A1EF97
Frozen Ruby Twilight
#4F16AC · #D630E5 · #ED6EB4 · #F29A9C
Dusty Horizon
#3595DD · #1D2FE0 · #A573F2 · #D835F0

Similar colors

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

#C735E8#C73CEE#C72CE6#D731ED#D630E5#D835F0#CC2FF8#BF2EF0#D241EA#D22EDE#C725E5#C52CF9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CB34EA  ·  #CB34EC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CB34EB?

#CB34EB is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 203, 52, 235). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CB34EB?

#CB34EB is RGB 203, 52, 235 — HSL 290°, 82%, 56% — CMYK 14%, 78%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #CB34EB?

Its complement is #51EB33; analogous partners are #7033EB and #EB33AD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CB34EB for text?

Black text on #CB34EB has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.02:1.