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#CB35FD — Vivid Purple

#CB35FD 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 #CB35FD 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.

#CB35FD 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 #67FD35; it also sits naturally between #6735FD and #FD35CB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CB35FD · RGB 203, 53, 253

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Color values

HEX#CB35FD
RGB203, 53, 253
HSL285°, 98%, 60%
HSV285°, 79%, 99%
CMYK20%, 79%, 0%, 1%
XYZ43.63, 22.33, 94.94
Yxy22.33, 0.2712, 0.1388
CIE-Lab54.38, 82.34, -69.72
Hunter Lab47.26, 85.96, -92.01

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 21% · Blue 99%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 79% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CB35FD on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CB35FD on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CB35FD

.text { color: #CB35FD; }
.background { background-color: #CB35FD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CB35FD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 53, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(285, 98%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CB35FD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 53, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CB35FD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 53, 253, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CB35FD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CB35FD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CB35FD

#C317FD#BA02F7#A302D9#9002C0#7A02A2#630183#50016A#39014C#260132#0F0014

Tints of #CB35FD

#D049FD#D458FD#D96DFE#DD7CFE#E290FE#E8A4FE#EBB3FE#F1C7FE#F5D7FF#FAEBFF

Tones of #CB35FD

#C443EF#BD52E0#B660D2#AE6EC4#A77CB6#A08BA7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #67FD35:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.84:1 AA large only
Against black text5.47:1 AA

Best text color on #CB35FD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CB35FD

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 #CB35FD: ·

How #CB35FD looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #8A89CDDeuteranopia · #939EC1Tritanopia · #C4A69E

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 #CB35FD rather than the exact color:

Misty Ruby Drift
#24160D · #CC2FF8 · #395EF9 · #9A1CFD
Cosmic Ruby Lagoon
#38180C · #C93DFB · #ABF723 · #FB2AC9
Cosmic Twilight
#0D2724 · #F9CA1E · #4D44FE · #C52CF9
Lucky Dusk
#200B0A · #C942FD · #2DBAFC · #B819FA
Hidden Twilight
#0C2314 · #F8185B · #4172FD · #D930FC
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#C93DFB#C52CF9#C942FD#D930FC#D82EF7#C73CEE#D835F0#B931FC#BF2EF0#D731ED#C735E8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CB35FC  ·  #CB35FE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CB35FD?

#CB35FD is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 203, 53, 253). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CB35FD?

#CB35FD is RGB 203, 53, 253 — HSL 285°, 98%, 60% — CMYK 20%, 79%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #CB35FD?

Its complement is #67FD35; analogous partners are #6735FD and #FD35CB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CB35FD for text?

Black text on #CB35FD has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.84:1.