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#CB63EF — Light Vivid Purple

#CB63EF 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 #CB63EF 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.

#CB63EF 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 #85EF62; it also sits naturally between #8562EF and #EF62CB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CB63EF · RGB 203, 99, 239

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Color values

HEX#CB63EF
RGB203, 99, 239
HSL285°, 81%, 66%
HSV285°, 59%, 94%
CMYK15%, 59%, 0%, 6%
XYZ44.67, 27.85, 84.68
Yxy27.85, 0.2842, 0.1772
CIE-Lab59.75, 62.21, -53.31
Hunter Lab52.78, 62.53, -63.41

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 39% · Blue 94%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 59% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CB63EF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CB63EF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CB63EF

.text { color: #CB63EF; }
.background { background-color: #CB63EF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CB63EF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 99, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(285, 81%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CB63EF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 99, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CB63EF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 99, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CB63EF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CB63EF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CB63EF

#C246EC#B92BE9#A817D9#9314BD#7D11A2#680E86#520B6A#39084A#24052E#0E0212

Tints of #CB63EF

#D070F0#D57EF1#D98CF3#DE99F4#E2A7F6#E7B5F7#EBC3F9#F0D1FA#F4DFFC#F9EDFD

Tones of #CB63EF

#C66CE4#C176DB#BC80D0#B78AC7#B294BC#AE9EB3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #85EF62:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.20:1 AA large only
Against black text6.57:1 AA

Best text color on #CB63EF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CB63EF

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 #CB63EF: ·

How #CB63EF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9E9DCDDeuteranopia · #A4ACC5Tritanopia · #C6B2AD

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 #CB63EF 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#D770EF#DA5AEC#BA68EE#D86CE6#BC6FF1#D754EA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CB63EE  ·  #CB63F0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CB63EF?

#CB63EF is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 203, 99, 239). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CB63EF?

#CB63EF is RGB 203, 99, 239 — HSL 285°, 81%, 66% — CMYK 15%, 59%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #CB63EF?

Its complement is #85EF62; analogous partners are #8562EF and #EF62CB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CB63EF for text?

Black text on #CB63EF has a contrast ratio of 6.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.20:1.