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#CB3DEB — Vivid Purple

#CB3DEB is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: orchid (#DA70D6) — not an exact match. CSS orchid gives you #DA70D6, a different color; use #CB3DEB 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.

#CB3DEB 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 #5DEB3D; it also sits naturally between #743DEB and #EB3DB4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CB3DEB · RGB 203, 61, 235

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Color values

HEX#CB3DEB
RGB203, 61, 235
HSL289°, 81%, 58%
HSV289°, 74%, 92%
CMYK14%, 74%, 0%, 8%
XYZ41.29, 22.03, 80.67
Yxy22.03, 0.2868, 0.1530
CIE-Lab54.06, 76.70, -60.18
Hunter Lab46.94, 78.63, -74.35

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 24% · Blue 92%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 74% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CB3DEB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CB3DEB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CB3DEB

.text { color: #CB3DEB; }
.background { background-color: #CB3DEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CB3DEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 61, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(289, 81%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CB3DEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 61, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CB3DEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 61, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CB3DEB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CB3DEB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CB3DEB

#C526E8#B517D9#A214C2#8B11A6#780F8F#640D78#4D0A5C#3A0745#23042A#0F0212

Tints of #CB3DEB

#D050ED#D562EF#D970F0#DD82F2#E295F4#E7A7F6#ECBAF8#F0C8F9#F5DAFB#FAEDFD

Tones of #CB3DEB

#C34ADE#BB56D2#B363C5#AC6EB9#A47BAD#9C87A1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #5DEB3D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

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

Best text color on #CB3DEB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CB3DEB

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 #CB3DEB: ·

How #CB3DEB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #8E8CC1Deuteranopia · #96A0B7Tritanopia · #C4A098

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 #CB3DEB rather than the exact color:

Dreamy Dusk
#3AC911 · #8DF15B · #C73CEE · #D4A0F1
Amber Tempest
#499AE1 · #2835E2 · #7D3DDF · #D241EA
Wild Ember
#621090 · #C735E8 · #92ED5E · #CCF3BA
Palette 2d033b
#2D033B · #810CA8 · #C147E9 · #E5B8F4
Mellow Aurora
#17A296 · #D644E4 · #D8C81F · #A7E9DE
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#D241EA#C735E8#C147E9#D644E4#D835F0#C93DFB#CC4AE0#D731ED#C94EEF#D630E5#C72CE6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CB3DEA  ·  #CB3DEC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CB3DEB?

#CB3DEB is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 203, 61, 235). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CB3DEB?

#CB3DEB is RGB 203, 61, 235 — HSL 289°, 81%, 58% — CMYK 14%, 74%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #CB3DEB?

Its complement is #5DEB3D; analogous partners are #743DEB and #EB3DB4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CB3DEB for text?

Black text on #CB3DEB has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.88:1.