Palettes / Colors / #CB45FA

#CB45FA — Vivid Purple

#CB45FA 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 #CB45FA 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.

#CB45FA 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 #77FA47; it also sits naturally between #7147FA and #FA47D0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 27% · Blue 98%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 72% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CB45FA

.text { color: #CB45FA; }
.background { background-color: #CB45FA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CB45FA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 69, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(284, 95%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CB45FA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 69, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CB45FA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 69, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CB45FA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CB45FA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CB45FA

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Tones of #CB45FA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #77FA47:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CB45FA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CB45FA

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:

How #CB45FA looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CB45FA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CB45F9  ·  #CB45FB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CB45FA?

#CB45FA is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 203, 69, 250). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CB45FA?

#CB45FA is RGB 203, 69, 250 — HSL 284°, 95%, 63% — CMYK 19%, 72%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #CB45FA?

Its complement is #77FA47; analogous partners are #7147FA and #FA47D0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CB45FA for text?

Black text on #CB45FA has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.64:1.