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#CB45FB — Vivid Purple

#CB45FB 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 #CB45FB 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.

#CB45FB 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 #76FB46; it also sits naturally between #7046FB and #FB46D1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CB45FB · RGB 203, 69, 251

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Color values

HEX#CB45FB
RGB203, 69, 251
HSL284°, 96%, 63%
HSV284°, 73%, 98%
CMYK19%, 73%, 0%, 2%
XYZ44.17, 23.92, 93.56
Yxy23.92, 0.2733, 0.1480
CIE-Lab56.01, 76.92, -65.99
Hunter Lab48.91, 79.48, -84.99

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 27% · Blue 98%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 73% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CB45FB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CB45FB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CB45FB

.text { color: #CB45FB; }
.background { background-color: #CB45FB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CB45FB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 69, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(284, 96%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CB45FB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 69, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CB45FB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 69, 251, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CB45FB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CB45FB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CB45FB

#C228FB#BA0AFA#A605E1#9004C3#7E03AA#67038C#51026E#3B0250#250132#0F0014

Tints of #CB45FB

#CF55FC#D569FC#D978FC#DD87FD#E39BFD#E7AAFD#EBB9FE#F0C8FE#F5DCFE#F9EBFF

Tones of #CB45FB

#C553EE#BF60E2#B96DD5#B37AC7#AD87BA#A793AE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #76FB46:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.63:1 AA large only
Against black text5.78:1 AA

Best text color on #CB45FB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CB45FB

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 #CB45FB: ·

How #CB45FB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9190CFDeuteranopia · #99A3C4Tritanopia · #C4ACA5

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 purple 500 · #A855F7Tailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CB45FB rather than the exact color:

Lucky Dusk
#200B0A · #C942FD · #2DBAFC · #B819FA
Cosmic Ruby Lagoon
#38180C · #C93DFB · #ABF723 · #FB2AC9
Tranquil Orchard
#22300B · #FA5947 · #D250FA · #FC19FD
Burning Ruby Canyon
#36AE0F · #51EE3F · #C94EEF · #E2B9F4
Dreamy Dusk
#3AC911 · #8DF15B · #C73CEE · #D4A0F1
Amber Tempest
#499AE1 · #2835E2 · #7D3DDF · #D241EA

Similar colors

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

#C942FD#C93DFB#D250FA#C94EEF#C73CEE#D241EA#C147E9#DF4EF9#CC2FF8#D835F0#DC53F1#C735E8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CB45FA  ·  #CB45FC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CB45FB?

#CB45FB is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 203, 69, 251). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CB45FB?

#CB45FB is RGB 203, 69, 251 — HSL 284°, 96%, 63% — CMYK 19%, 73%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #CB45FB?

Its complement is #76FB46; analogous partners are #7046FB and #FB46D1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CB45FB for text?

Black text on #CB45FB has a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.63:1.