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#CB45FF — Vivid Purple

#CB45FF 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 #CB45FF 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.

#CB45FF 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 #7BFF47; it also sits naturally between #6F47FF and #FF47D7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CB45FF · RGB 203, 69, 255

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Color values

HEX#CB45FF
RGB203, 69, 255
HSL283°, 100%, 64%
HSV283°, 73%, 100%
CMYK20%, 73%, 0%, 0%
XYZ44.81, 24.17, 96.91
Yxy24.17, 0.2701, 0.1457
CIE-Lab56.26, 77.67, -67.80
Hunter Lab49.17, 80.52, -88.40

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 27% · Blue 100%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 73% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CB45FF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CB45FF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CB45FF

.text { color: #CB45FF; }
.background { background-color: #CB45FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CB45FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 69, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(283, 100%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CB45FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 69, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CB45FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 69, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CB45FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CB45FF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CB45FF

#C229FF#BA0AFF#A800EB#9200CC#7C00AD#66008F#500070#3A0052#250033#0F0014

Tints of #CB45FF

#CF57FF#D466FF#D97AFF#DE8AFF#E299FF#E6A8FF#EBB8FF#F1CCFF#F5DBFF#F9EBFF

Tones of #CB45FF

#C554F2#BF62E4#BA6FD8#B47CCB#AF89BE#A996B0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #7BFF47:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.60:1 AA large only
Against black text5.83:1 AA

Best text color on #CB45FF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CB45FF

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 #CB45FF: ·

How #CB45FF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9190D2Deuteranopia · #99A3C7Tritanopia · #C4AEA7

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 #CB45FF 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#DF4EF9#CC2FF8#C147E9#B242FE#D930FC#D835F0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CB45FE  ·  #CB4600 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CB45FF?

#CB45FF is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 203, 69, 255). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CB45FF?

#CB45FF is RGB 203, 69, 255 — HSL 283°, 100%, 64% — CMYK 20%, 73%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #CB45FF?

Its complement is #7BFF47; analogous partners are #6F47FF and #FF47D7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CB45FF for text?

Black text on #CB45FF has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.60:1.