Palettes / Colors / #CD05FA

#CD05FA — Vivid Purple

#CD05FA is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Fuchsia (#FF00FF). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: fuchsia (#FF00FF) — not an exact match. CSS fuchsia gives you #FF00FF, a different color; use #CD05FA 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.

#CD05FA 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 #32FA05; it also sits naturally between #5305FA and #FA05AC. 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 2% · Blue 98%

Cyan 18% · Magenta 98% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CD05FA

.text { color: #CD05FA; }
.background { background-color: #CD05FA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD05FA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 5, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(289, 96%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD05FA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 5, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD05FA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 5, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD05FA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD05FA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #32FA05:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CD05FA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD05FA

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 #CD05FA 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 #CD05FA 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD05FA?

#CD05FA is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 205, 5, 250). Its closest standard named color is Fuchsia.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD05FA?

#CD05FA is RGB 205, 5, 250 — HSL 289°, 96%, 50% — CMYK 18%, 98%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #CD05FA?

Its complement is #32FA05; analogous partners are #5305FA and #FA05AC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD05FA for text?

Black text on #CD05FA has a contrast ratio of 5.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.20:1.