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#CB3DED — Vivid Purple

#CB3DED 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 #CB3DED 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.

#CB3DED 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 #5FED3B; it also sits naturally between #703BED and #ED3BB7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CB3DED · RGB 203, 61, 237

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Color values

HEX#CB3DED
RGB203, 61, 237
HSL288°, 83%, 58%
HSV288°, 74%, 93%
CMYK14%, 74%, 0%, 7%
XYZ41.58, 22.15, 82.20
Yxy22.15, 0.2849, 0.1518
CIE-Lab54.18, 77.06, -61.11
Hunter Lab47.06, 79.11, -75.99

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 24% · Blue 93%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 74% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CB3DED on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CB3DED on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CB3DED

.text { color: #CB3DED; }
.background { background-color: #CB3DED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CB3DED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 61, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(288, 83%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CB3DED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 61, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CB3DED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 61, 237, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CB3DED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CB3DED">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CB3DED

#C324EB#B414DB#A012C4#8A10A8#760D91#630B79#4C095D#390746#22042A#0F0213

Tints of #CB3DED

#CE4EEF#D360F0#D76EF2#DC81F3#E294F5#E7A6F7#ECB9F8#F0C7FA#F5DAFC#FAECFD

Tones of #CB3DED

#C248E0#BA55D3#B262C6#AB6DBA#A37AAE#9C87A1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #5FED3B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.87:1 AA large only
Against black text5.43:1 AA

Best text color on #CB3DED: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CB3DED

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 #CB3DED: ·

How #CB3DED looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #8E8CC2Deuteranopia · #96A0B8Tritanopia · #C4A199

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 #CB3DED rather than the exact color:

Dreamy Dusk
#3AC911 · #8DF15B · #C73CEE · #D4A0F1
Amber Tempest
#499AE1 · #2835E2 · #7D3DDF · #D241EA
Wild Ember
#621090 · #C735E8 · #92ED5E · #CCF3BA
Cosmic Ruby Lagoon
#38180C · #C93DFB · #ABF723 · #FB2AC9
Palette 2d033b
#2D033B · #810CA8 · #C147E9 · #E5B8F4
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#C93DFB#C147E9#D835F0#D644E4#C942FD#D731ED#C94EEF#CC2FF8#CC4AE0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CB3DEC  ·  #CB3DEE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CB3DED?

#CB3DED is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 203, 61, 237). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CB3DED?

#CB3DED is RGB 203, 61, 237 — HSL 288°, 83%, 58% — CMYK 14%, 74%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #CB3DED?

Its complement is #5FED3B; analogous partners are #703BED and #ED3BB7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CB3DED for text?

Black text on #CB3DED has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.87:1.