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#CB63EE — Light Vivid Purple

#CB63EE is a purple color we call Light 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 #CB63EE 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.

#CB63EE 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 #86EE63; it also sits naturally between #8663EE and #EE63CB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CB63EE · RGB 203, 99, 238

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Color values

HEX#CB63EE
RGB203, 99, 238
HSL285°, 80%, 66%
HSV285°, 58%, 93%
CMYK15%, 58%, 0%, 7%
XYZ44.52, 27.79, 83.91
Yxy27.79, 0.2850, 0.1779
CIE-Lab59.70, 62.02, -52.84
Hunter Lab52.72, 62.28, -62.65

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 39% · Blue 93%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 58% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CB63EE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CB63EE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CB63EE

.text { color: #CB63EE; }
.background { background-color: #CB63EE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CB63EE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 99, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(285, 80%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CB63EE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 99, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CB63EE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 99, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CB63EE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CB63EE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CB63EE

#C247EB#B92CE8#A818D8#9215BC#7D12A1#680F85#520C6A#390849#24052E#0E0212

Tints of #CB63EE

#D071EF#D47EF1#D98CF2#DD9AF4#E2A8F5#E7B6F7#EBC3F8#F0D1FA#F4DFFB#F9EDFD

Tones of #CB63EE

#C66CE4#C177DA#BC80D0#B78BC6#B294BC#AD9FB2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #86EE63:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.20:1 AA large only
Against black text6.56:1 AA

Best text color on #CB63EE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CB63EE

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 #CB63EE: ·

How #CB63EE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9E9DCCDeuteranopia · #A4ACC4Tritanopia · #C6B2AC

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 violet 500 · #8B5CF6

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CB63EE rather than the exact color:

Burning Ruby Terrace
#6816B3 · #C65FEC · #9DEB57 · #B1EC9A
Gentle Ruby Bloom
#16C3CE · #84AAEB · #4A27D6 · #CF6BED
Gentle Ruby Horizon
#62109C · #C260EF · #68DA16 · #C3F2B3
Vivid Ruby Lagoon
#DD85F0 · #D066E6 · #B927D8 · #530F61
Tender Ruby Canyon
#5C46DC · #CE6EEC · #AC1573 · #E21B1D
Crimson Canyon
#3DA622 · #92DD5B · #C664DF · #EEC8EF

Similar colors

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

#C65FEC#CF6BED#C260EF#D066E6#CE6EEC#C664DF#DA5AEC#D86CE6#D770EF#BA68EE#BC6FF1#D754EA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CB63ED  ·  #CB63EF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CB63EE?

#CB63EE is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 203, 99, 238). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CB63EE?

#CB63EE is RGB 203, 99, 238 — HSL 285°, 80%, 66% — CMYK 15%, 58%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #CB63EE?

Its complement is #86EE63; analogous partners are #8663EE and #EE63CB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CB63EE for text?

Black text on #CB63EE has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.20:1.