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#CB45EA — Vivid Purple

#CB45EA 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 #CB45EA 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.

#CB45EA 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 #61EA43; it also sits naturally between #7843EA and #EA43B5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CB45EA · RGB 203, 69, 234

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Color values

HEX#CB45EA
RGB203, 69, 234
HSL289°, 80%, 59%
HSV289°, 71%, 92%
CMYK13%, 71%, 0%, 8%
XYZ41.61, 22.89, 80.07
Yxy22.89, 0.2878, 0.1584
CIE-Lab54.96, 73.78, -58.17
Hunter Lab47.85, 75.23, -70.96

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 27% · Blue 92%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 71% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CB45EA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CB45EA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CB45EA

.text { color: #CB45EA; }
.background { background-color: #CB45EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CB45EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 69, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(289, 80%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CB45EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 69, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CB45EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 69, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CB45EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CB45EA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CB45EA

#C52CE8#B818DC#A516C5#8E13AA#7B1093#640D77#510B60#3A0845#26052E#0F0212

Tints of #CB45EA

#D055EC#D463EE#D975F0#DE88F2#E39AF4#E7A8F5#ECBAF7#F1CDF9#F5DAFB#FAEDFD

Tones of #CB45EA

#C44EDF#BC5BD2#B566C7#AD73BA#A67EAE#9E8BA2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #61EA43:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.76:1 AA large only
Against black text5.58:1 AA

Best text color on #CB45EA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CB45EA

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 #CB45EA: ·

How #CB45EA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9190C2Deuteranopia · #99A3B8Tritanopia · #C4A39C

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 #CB45EA rather than the exact color:

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

Similar colors

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

#D241EA#C147E9#C94EEF#C73CEE#CC4AE0#D644E4#D04BDF#C735E8#BD4DE4#C93DFB#D754EA#C942FD

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CB45E9  ·  #CB45EB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CB45EA?

#CB45EA is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 203, 69, 234). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CB45EA?

#CB45EA is RGB 203, 69, 234 — HSL 289°, 80%, 59% — CMYK 13%, 71%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #CB45EA?

Its complement is #61EA43; analogous partners are #7843EA and #EA43B5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CB45EA for text?

Black text on #CB45EA has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.76:1.