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#CB46EB — Vivid Purple

#CB46EB 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 #CB46EB 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.

#CB46EB 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 #68EB47; it also sits naturally between #7847EB and #EB47BA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CB46EB · RGB 203, 70, 235

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Color values

HEX#CB46EB
RGB203, 70, 235
HSL288°, 80%, 60%
HSV288°, 70%, 92%
CMYK14%, 70%, 0%, 8%
XYZ41.81, 23.07, 80.85
Yxy23.07, 0.2869, 0.1583
CIE-Lab55.15, 73.60, -58.43
Hunter Lab48.04, 75.05, -71.42

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 27% · Blue 92%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 70% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CB46EB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CB46EB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CB46EB

.text { color: #CB46EB; }
.background { background-color: #CB46EB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CB46EB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 70, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(288, 80%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CB46EB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 70, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CB46EB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 70, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CB46EB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CB46EB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CB46EB

#C22CE8#B919E1#A216C5#8F13AE#791093#620D77#4F0B60#390845#26052E#0F0212

Tints of #CB46EB

#CF5AED#D368EE#D97AF0#DD88F2#E29AF4#E7ACF6#EBBAF7#F0CDF9#F4DAFB#FAEDFD

Tones of #CB46EB

#C353DF#BC5FD3#B56AC8#AE76BC#A782B0#A08EA4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #68EB47:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.74:1 AA large only
Against black text5.61:1 AA

Best text color on #CB46EB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CB46EB

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 #CB46EB: ·

How #CB46EB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9190C3Deuteranopia · #99A3BATritanopia · #C4A49D

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 #CB46EB rather than the exact color:

Amber Tempest
#499AE1 · #2835E2 · #7D3DDF · #D241EA
Burning Ruby Canyon
#36AE0F · #51EE3F · #C94EEF · #E2B9F4
Palette 2d033b
#2D033B · #810CA8 · #C147E9 · #E5B8F4
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#C94EEF#C147E9#C73CEE#CC4AE0#D644E4#D04BDF#BD4DE4#C735E8#C93DFB#D754EA#C942FD

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CB46EA  ·  #CB46EC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CB46EB?

#CB46EB is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 203, 70, 235). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CB46EB?

#CB46EB is RGB 203, 70, 235 — HSL 288°, 80%, 60% — CMYK 14%, 70%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #CB46EB?

Its complement is #68EB47; analogous partners are #7847EB and #EB47BA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CB46EB for text?

Black text on #CB46EB has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.74:1.