Palettes / Colors / #CB87FA
#CB87FA — Light Vivid Purple
#CB87FA is a purple color we call Light Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Violet (#EE82EE). It belongs to the purple family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: violet (#EE82EE) — not an exact match. CSS violet gives you #EE82EE, a different color; use #CB87FA 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.
#CB87FA 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 #B5FA85; it also sits naturally between #8E85FA and #FA85F0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CB87FA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 203, 135, 250 |
| HSL | 275°, 92%, 75% |
| HSV | 275°, 46%, 98% |
| CMYK | 19%, 46%, 0%, 2% |
| XYZ | 50.55, 36.93, 94.91 |
| Yxy | 36.93, 0.2772, 0.2025 |
| CIE-Lab | 67.22, 46.38, -47.56 |
| Hunter Lab | 60.77, 46.11, -55.42 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 80% · Green 53% · Blue 98%
Cyan 19% · Magenta 46% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CB87FA
.text { color: #CB87FA; }
.background { background-color: #CB87FA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CB87FA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 135, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(275, 92%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CB87FA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 135, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CB87FA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 135, 250, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CB87FA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CB87FA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #B5FA85:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.50:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 8.39:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CB87FA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CB87FA
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #CB87FA: ·
How #CB87FA 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 #CB87FA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #CB87FA?
#CB87FA is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 203, 135, 250). Its closest standard named color is Violet.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CB87FA?
#CB87FA is RGB 203, 135, 250 — HSL 275°, 92%, 75% — CMYK 19%, 46%, 0%, 2%.
What colors go with #CB87FA?
Its complement is #B5FA85; analogous partners are #8E85FA and #FA85F0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CB87FA for text?
Black text on #CB87FA has a contrast ratio of 8.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.50:1.