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#CB39EF — Vivid Purple

#CB39EF 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 #CB39EF 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.

#CB39EF 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 #5DEF39; it also sits naturally between #6F39EF and #EF39B8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CB39EF · RGB 203, 57, 239

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Color values

HEX#CB39EF
RGB203, 57, 239
HSL288°, 85%, 58%
HSV288°, 76%, 94%
CMYK15%, 76%, 0%, 6%
XYZ41.67, 21.85, 83.68
Yxy21.85, 0.2831, 0.1485
CIE-Lab53.87, 78.67, -62.73
Hunter Lab46.75, 81.07, -78.87

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 22% · Blue 94%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 76% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CB39EF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CB39EF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CB39EF

.text { color: #CB39EF; }
.background { background-color: #CB39EF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CB39EF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 57, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(288, 85%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CB39EF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 57, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CB39EF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 57, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CB39EF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CB39EF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CB39EF

#C421ED#B512DE#A210C6#8B0EAA#770C92#640A7B#4D085E#3A0647#23032A#0F0213

Tints of #CB39EF

#D04CF0#D55FF2#D86DF3#DD80F5#E292F6#E7A5F8#ECB8F9#F0C6FA#F5D9FC#FAECFD

Tones of #CB39EF

#C346E2#BB53D5#B35FC8#AB6DBA#A37AAE#9C87A1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #5DEF39:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.91:1 AA large only
Against black text5.37:1 AA

Best text color on #CB39EF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CB39EF

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 #CB39EF: ·

How #CB39EF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #8C8AC3Deuteranopia · #949FB8Tritanopia · #C4A099

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 #CB39EF rather than the exact color:

Dreamy Dusk
#3AC911 · #8DF15B · #C73CEE · #D4A0F1
Wild Ember
#621090 · #C735E8 · #92ED5E · #CCF3BA
Amber Tempest
#499AE1 · #2835E2 · #7D3DDF · #D241EA
Cosmic Ruby Lagoon
#38180C · #C93DFB · #ABF723 · #FB2AC9
Misty Ruby Drift
#24160D · #CC2FF8 · #395EF9 · #9A1CFD
Dusty Horizon
#3595DD · #1D2FE0 · #A573F2 · #D835F0

Similar colors

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

#C73CEE#C735E8#D241EA#C93DFB#CC2FF8#D835F0#D731ED#BF2EF0#C72CE6#C942FD#D630E5#C52CF9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CB39EE  ·  #CB39F0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CB39EF?

#CB39EF is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 203, 57, 239). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CB39EF?

#CB39EF is RGB 203, 57, 239 — HSL 288°, 85%, 58% — CMYK 15%, 76%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #CB39EF?

Its complement is #5DEF39; analogous partners are #6F39EF and #EF39B8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CB39EF for text?

Black text on #CB39EF has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.91:1.