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#CB3FEE — Vivid Purple

#CB3FEE 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 #CB3FEE 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.

#CB3FEE 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 #62EE3F; it also sits naturally between #733FEE and #EE3FBA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CB3FEE · RGB 203, 63, 238

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Color values

HEX#CB3FEE
RGB203, 63, 238
HSL288°, 84%, 59%
HSV288°, 74%, 93%
CMYK15%, 74%, 0%, 7%
XYZ41.84, 22.42, 83.01
Yxy22.42, 0.2841, 0.1523
CIE-Lab54.47, 76.58, -61.20
Hunter Lab47.35, 78.60, -76.18

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 25% · Blue 93%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 74% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CB3FEE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CB3FEE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CB3FEE

.text { color: #CB3FEE; }
.background { background-color: #CB3FEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CB3FEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 63, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(288, 84%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CB3FEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 63, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CB3FEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 63, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CB3FEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CB3FEE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CB3FEE

#C527EC#B814E1#A512CA#8E0FAE#7B0D96#640B7A#510963#3A0646#26042F#0F0213

Tints of #CB3FEE

#D051F0#D45FF1#D972F3#DE85F4#E398F6#E7A6F7#ECB9F9#F1CBFB#F5D9FC#FAECFD

Tones of #CB3FEE

#C44BE2#BC58D5#B564C9#AD71BC#A67DB0#9E8AA3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #62EE3F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.83:1 AA large only
Against black text5.48:1 AA

Best text color on #CB3FEE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CB3FEE

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 #CB3FEE: ·

How #CB3FEE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #8E8DC4Deuteranopia · #97A1BATritanopia · #C4A29B

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 #CB3FEE 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
Burning Ruby Canyon
#36AE0F · #51EE3F · #C94EEF · #E2B9F4

Similar colors

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

#C73CEE#D241EA#C735E8#C93DFB#C147E9#C94EEF#C942FD#D644E4#D835F0#CC4AE0#D731ED#CC2FF8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CB3FED  ·  #CB3FEF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CB3FEE?

#CB3FEE is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 203, 63, 238). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CB3FEE?

#CB3FEE is RGB 203, 63, 238 — HSL 288°, 84%, 59% — CMYK 15%, 74%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #CB3FEE?

Its complement is #62EE3F; analogous partners are #733FEE and #EE3FBA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CB3FEE for text?

Black text on #CB3FEE has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.83:1.