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#CB4FED — Vivid Purple

#CB4FED 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 #CB4FED 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.

#CB4FED 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 #72ED50; it also sits naturally between #7C50ED and #ED50C0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CB4FED · RGB 203, 79, 237

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Color values

HEX#CB4FED
RGB203, 79, 237
HSL287°, 81%, 62%
HSV287°, 67%, 93%
CMYK14%, 67%, 0%, 7%
XYZ42.71, 24.40, 82.58
Yxy24.40, 0.2853, 0.1630
CIE-Lab56.49, 70.52, -57.41
Hunter Lab49.40, 71.64, -69.81

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 31% · Blue 93%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 67% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CB4FED on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CB4FED on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CB4FED

.text { color: #CB4FED; }
.background { background-color: #CB4FED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CB4FED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 79, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(287, 81%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CB4FED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 79, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CB4FED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 79, 237, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CB4FED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CB4FED">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CB4FED

#C234EA#BA18E7#A716D0#9113B4#7B1098#640D7D#4E0A61#3C084A#25052E#0F0212

Tints of #CB4FED

#CF5DEE#D470F0#D87EF1#DE90F3#E29EF5#E6ACF6#ECBEF8#F0CCFA#F5DFFC#F9EDFD

Tones of #CB4FED

#C45BE1#BE66D6#B772CB#B17CC0#AB88B4#A592AA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #72ED50:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.57:1 AA large only
Against black text5.88:1 AA

Best text color on #CB4FED: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CB4FED

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 #CB4FED: ·

How #CB4FED looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9594C7Deuteranopia · #9DA6BETritanopia · #C5A9A2

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 #CB4FED rather than the exact color:

Burning Ruby Canyon
#36AE0F · #51EE3F · #C94EEF · #E2B9F4
Dusty Ruby Saffron
#28AC15 · #9EEE74 · #D754EA · #EB98EB
Palette 2d033b
#2D033B · #810CA8 · #C147E9 · #E5B8F4
Dusty Ruby Bloom
#CC4AE0 · #D71C85 · #F0504E · #B87415
Tranquil Orchard
#22300B · #FA5947 · #D250FA · #FC19FD
Golden Cascade
#0F3191 · #5323BA · #D04BDF · #E82087

Similar colors

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

#C94EEF#D754EA#C147E9#CC4AE0#D250FA#D04BDF#D241EA#BD4DE4#C65FEC#DC53F1#D644E4#BC53E3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CB4FEC  ·  #CB4FEE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CB4FED?

#CB4FED is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 203, 79, 237). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CB4FED?

#CB4FED is RGB 203, 79, 237 — HSL 287°, 81%, 62% — CMYK 14%, 67%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #CB4FED?

Its complement is #72ED50; analogous partners are #7C50ED and #ED50C0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CB4FED for text?

Black text on #CB4FED has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.57:1.