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#CB43EB — Vivid Purple

#CB43EB 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 #CB43EB 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.

#CB43EB 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 #61EB42; it also sits naturally between #7742EB and #EB42B6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CB43EB · RGB 203, 67, 235

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Color values

HEX#CB43EB
RGB203, 67, 235
HSL289°, 81%, 59%
HSV289°, 71%, 92%
CMYK14%, 71%, 0%, 8%
XYZ41.63, 22.71, 80.79
Yxy22.71, 0.2869, 0.1565
CIE-Lab54.77, 74.67, -59.04
Hunter Lab47.65, 76.28, -72.43

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 26% · Blue 92%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 71% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CB43EB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CB43EB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CB43EB

.text { color: #CB43EB; }
.background { background-color: #CB43EB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CB43EB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 67, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(289, 81%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CB43EB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 67, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CB43EB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 67, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CB43EB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CB43EB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CB43EB

#C62BE9#B917DE#A615C6#8F12AB#7B1094#640D78#510A61#3A0745#27052E#0F0212

Tints of #CB43EB

#D154ED#D562EF#DA75F0#DF87F2#E499F4#E7A7F6#ECBAF8#F1CCFA#F5DAFB#FAEDFD

Tones of #CB43EB

#C44EDF#BD5AD3#B566C7#AE72BB#A67EAE#9E8AA3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #61EB42:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.79:1 AA large only
Against black text5.54:1 AA

Best text color on #CB43EB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CB43EB

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 #CB43EB: ·

How #CB43EB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #908FC2Deuteranopia · #98A2B9Tritanopia · #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 #CB43EB rather than the exact color:

Amber Tempest
#499AE1 · #2835E2 · #7D3DDF · #D241EA
Dreamy Dusk
#3AC911 · #8DF15B · #C73CEE · #D4A0F1
Palette 2d033b
#2D033B · #810CA8 · #C147E9 · #E5B8F4
Burning Ruby Canyon
#36AE0F · #51EE3F · #C94EEF · #E2B9F4
Mellow Aurora
#17A296 · #D644E4 · #D8C81F · #A7E9DE
Dusty Ruby Bloom
#CC4AE0 · #D71C85 · #F0504E · #B87415

Similar colors

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

#D241EA#C73CEE#C147E9#C94EEF#D644E4#CC4AE0#C735E8#D04BDF#C93DFB#C942FD#BD4DE4#D835F0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CB43EA  ·  #CB43EC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CB43EB?

#CB43EB is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 203, 67, 235). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CB43EB?

#CB43EB is RGB 203, 67, 235 — HSL 289°, 81%, 59% — CMYK 14%, 71%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #CB43EB?

Its complement is #61EB42; analogous partners are #7742EB and #EB42B6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CB43EB for text?

Black text on #CB43EB has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.79:1.