Palettes / Colors / #CB7EDD

#CB7EDD — Light Purple

#CB7EDD is a purple color we call Light 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 #CB7EDD 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.

#CB7EDD is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #8FDD7E; it also sits naturally between #9C7EDD and #DD7EBF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 49% · Blue 87%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 43% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CB7EDD

.text { color: #CB7EDD; }
.background { background-color: #CB7EDD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CB7EDD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 126, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(289, 58%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CB7EDD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 126, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CB7EDD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 126, 221, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CB7EDD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CB7EDD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8FDD7E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CB7EDD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CB7EDD

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:

How #CB7EDD looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CB7EDD rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CB7EDC  ·  #CB7EDE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CB7EDD?

#CB7EDD is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 203, 126, 221). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CB7EDD?

#CB7EDD is RGB 203, 126, 221 — HSL 289°, 58%, 68% — CMYK 8%, 43%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #CB7EDD?

Its complement is #8FDD7E; analogous partners are #9C7EDD and #DD7EBF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CB7EDD for text?

Black text on #CB7EDD has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.77:1.