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#CD2CF2 — Vivid Purple

#CD2CF2 is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color DarkOrchid (#9932CC). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkorchid (#9932CC) — not an exact match. CSS darkorchid gives you #9932CC, a different color; use #CD2CF2 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.

#CD2CF2 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 #50F22C; it also sits naturally between #6B2CF2 and #F22CB3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CD2CF2 · RGB 205, 44, 242

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Color values

HEX#CD2CF2
RGB205, 44, 242
HSL289°, 88%, 56%
HSV289°, 82%, 95%
CMYK15%, 82%, 0%, 5%
XYZ42.10, 21.19, 85.88
Yxy21.19, 0.2823, 0.1421
CIE-Lab53.16, 83.06, -65.55
Hunter Lab46.03, 86.52, -84.00

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 17% · Blue 95%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 82% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CD2CF2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CD2CF2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CD2CF2

.text { color: #CD2CF2; }
.background { background-color: #CD2CF2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD2CF2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 44, 242); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(289, 88%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD2CF2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 44, 242, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD2CF2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 44, 242, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD2CF2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD2CF2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD2CF2

#C814F0#B70EDD#9F0CC0#8B0BA8#770990#630878#4F0660#380443#24032B#100113

Tints of #CD2CF2

#D23FF3#D652F4#DB66F5#DF79F6#E48CF8#E89FF9#EDB2FA#F1C5FB#F6D9FD#FAECFE

Tones of #CD2CF2

#C43BE3#BC48D5#B257C7#AA64B9#A173AB#98809D

Color harmonies

Complementary — #50F22C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.01:1 AA large only
Against black text5.24:1 AA

Best text color on #CD2CF2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD2CF2

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 #CD2CF2: ·

How #CD2CF2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #8786C2Deuteranopia · #919DB7Tritanopia · #C59C94

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 fuchsia 600 · #C026D3Tailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CD2CF2 rather than the exact color:

Misty Ruby Drift
#24160D · #CC2FF8 · #395EF9 · #9A1CFD
Cosmic Twilight
#0D2724 · #F9CA1E · #4D44FE · #C52CF9
Amber Ruby Canyon
#0E1A22 · #43F784 · #F8A321 · #D82EF7
Frozen Ruby Mosaic
#880FB1 · #D731ED · #78F04F · #A1EF97
Smoky Ruby Drift
#0E376C · #10128E · #782FE0 · #C72CE6
Palette Bf2ef0
#BF2EF0 · #ED3EF7 · #FEECB3 · #FFF6EA

Similar colors

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

#CC2FF8#C52CF9#D82EF7#D731ED#C72CE6#BF2EF0#D835F0#C735E8#C725E5#D930FC#D630E5#BF27EB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CD2CF1  ·  #CD2CF3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD2CF2?

#CD2CF2 is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 205, 44, 242). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD2CF2?

#CD2CF2 is RGB 205, 44, 242 — HSL 289°, 88%, 56% — CMYK 15%, 82%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #CD2CF2?

Its complement is #50F22C; analogous partners are #6B2CF2 and #F22CB3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD2CF2 for text?

Black text on #CD2CF2 has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.01:1.