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#CB69FA — Light Vivid Purple

#CB69FA 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 #CB69FA 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.

#CB69FA 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 #98FA6B; it also sits naturally between #856BFA and #FA6BE0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CB69FA · RGB 203, 105, 250

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Color values

HEX#CB69FA
RGB203, 105, 250
HSL281°, 94%, 70%
HSV281°, 58%, 98%
CMYK19%, 58%, 0%, 2%
XYZ46.94, 29.70, 93.70
Yxy29.70, 0.2755, 0.1744
CIE-Lab61.40, 61.60, -56.79
Hunter Lab54.50, 62.24, -69.32

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 41% · Blue 98%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 58% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CB69FA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CB69FA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CB69FA

.text { color: #CB69FA; }
.background { background-color: #CB69FA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CB69FA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 105, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(281, 94%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CB69FA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 105, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CB69FA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 105, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CB69FA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CB69FA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CB69FA

#C148F9#B72AF8#AB08F7#9707DA#7F06B7#670594#520477#3A0354#260236#0E0114

Tints of #CB69FA

#D279FB#D583FB#DA92FC#DE9CFC#E3ABFC#E8BAFD#EBC4FD#F0D2FE#F3DCFE#F8EBFE

Tones of #CB69FA

#C975F0#C57FE6#C289DC#BE94D1#BA9EC7#B6A9BC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #98FA6B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.03:1 AA large only
Against black text6.94:1 AA

Best text color on #CB69FA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CB69FA

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 #CB69FA: ·

How #CB69FA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A1A0D7Deuteranopia · #A6AECFTritanopia · #C6BBB5

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 #CB69FA rather than the exact color:

Gentle Ruby Bloom
#16C3CE · #84AAEB · #4A27D6 · #CF6BED
Tender Ruby Canyon
#5C46DC · #CE6EEC · #AC1573 · #E21B1D
Gentle Ruby Horizon
#62109C · #C260EF · #68DA16 · #C3F2B3
Hidden Ruby Aurora
#D770EF · #E559BE · #E36C8B · #D03C16
Burning Ruby Terrace
#6816B3 · #C65FEC · #9DEB57 · #B1EC9A
Palette 000000
#000000 · #52057B · #892CDC · #BC6FF1

Similar colors

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

#CF6BED#CE6EEC#C260EF#D770EF#C65FEC#BC6FF1#D276EC#B767FF#D066E6#BA68EE#C77DFF#D67BFF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CB69F9  ·  #CB69FB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CB69FA?

#CB69FA is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 203, 105, 250). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CB69FA?

#CB69FA is RGB 203, 105, 250 — HSL 281°, 94%, 70% — CMYK 19%, 58%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #CB69FA?

Its complement is #98FA6B; analogous partners are #856BFA and #FA6BE0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CB69FA for text?

Black text on #CB69FA has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.03:1.