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#CD2EF0 — Vivid Purple

#CD2EF0 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 #CD2EF0 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.

#CD2EF0 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 #51F02D; it also sits naturally between #6B2DF0 and #F02DB3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CD2EF0 · RGB 205, 46, 240

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Color values

HEX#CD2EF0
RGB205, 46, 240
HSL289°, 87%, 56%
HSV289°, 81%, 94%
CMYK15%, 81%, 0%, 6%
XYZ41.88, 21.22, 84.33
Yxy21.22, 0.2841, 0.1440
CIE-Lab53.19, 82.23, -64.37
Hunter Lab46.07, 85.45, -81.81

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 18% · Blue 94%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 81% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CD2EF0 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CD2EF0 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CD2EF0

.text { color: #CD2EF0; }
.background { background-color: #CD2EF0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD2EF0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 46, 240); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(289, 87%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD2EF0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 46, 240, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD2EF0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 46, 240, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD2EF0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD2EF0">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD2EF0

#C715EF#B60FDB#9E0DBF#8A0CA7#770A8F#630877#4F075F#370543#24032B#100113

Tints of #CD2EF0

#D140F2#D653F3#DA66F4#DF79F6#E48DF7#E8A0F8#EDB3FA#F1C6FB#F6D9FC#FAECFE

Tones of #CD2EF0

#C43BE3#BB49D4#B257C7#A965B8#A173AB#97819C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #51F02D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.00:1 AA large only
Against black text5.24:1 AA

Best text color on #CD2EF0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD2EF0

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 #CD2EF0: ·

How #CD2EF0 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #8887C1Deuteranopia · #919DB6Tritanopia · #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 #CD2EF0 rather than the exact color:

Misty Ruby Drift
#24160D · #CC2FF8 · #395EF9 · #9A1CFD
Frozen Ruby Mosaic
#880FB1 · #D731ED · #78F04F · #A1EF97
Smoky Ruby Drift
#0E376C · #10128E · #782FE0 · #C72CE6
Wild Ember
#621090 · #C735E8 · #92ED5E · #CCF3BA
Cosmic Twilight
#0D2724 · #F9CA1E · #4D44FE · #C52CF9
Dusty Horizon
#3595DD · #1D2FE0 · #A573F2 · #D835F0

Similar colors

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

#CC2FF8#D731ED#C72CE6#C735E8#C52CF9#D835F0#D82EF7#BF2EF0#D630E5#C73CEE#C725E5#BF27EB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CD2EEF  ·  #CD2EF1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD2EF0?

#CD2EF0 is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 205, 46, 240). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD2EF0?

#CD2EF0 is RGB 205, 46, 240 — HSL 289°, 87%, 56% — CMYK 15%, 81%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #CD2EF0?

Its complement is #51F02D; analogous partners are #6B2DF0 and #F02DB3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD2EF0 for text?

Black text on #CD2EF0 has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.00:1.