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#CD2FF3 — Vivid Purple

#CD2FF3 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 #CD2FF3 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.

#CD2FF3 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 #57F330; it also sits naturally between #6A30F3 and #F330B8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CD2FF3 · RGB 205, 47, 243

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Color values

HEX#CD2FF3
RGB205, 47, 243
HSL288°, 89%, 57%
HSV288°, 81%, 95%
CMYK16%, 81%, 0%, 5%
XYZ42.37, 21.48, 86.71
Yxy21.48, 0.2814, 0.1427
CIE-Lab53.47, 82.50, -65.60
Hunter Lab46.35, 85.88, -84.11

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 18% · Blue 95%

Cyan 16% · Magenta 81% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CD2FF3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CD2FF3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CD2FF3

.text { color: #CD2FF3; }
.background { background-color: #CD2FF3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD2FF3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 47, 243); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(288, 89%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD2FF3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 47, 243, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD2FF3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 47, 243, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD2FF3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD2FF3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD2FF3

#C618F2#B40DDE#A00CC6#8D0AAE#790995#620778#4E0660#3B0448#23032B#100113

Tints of #CD2FF3

#D143F4#D556F5#DA6AF6#DF7DF7#E490F9#E79FF9#ECB2FB#F1C5FC#F5D8FD#FAECFE

Tones of #CD2FF3

#C33EE5#BB4BD8#B359C9#AA68BB#A276AD#9A83A0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #57F330:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.96:1 AA large only
Against black text5.30:1 AA

Best text color on #CD2FF3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD2FF3

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 #CD2FF3: ·

How #CD2FF3 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #8987C4Deuteranopia · #929EB8Tritanopia · #C59E96

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 #CD2FF3 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
Dusty Horizon
#3595DD · #1D2FE0 · #A573F2 · #D835F0
Wild Ember
#621090 · #C735E8 · #92ED5E · #CCF3BA

Similar colors

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

#CC2FF8#C52CF9#D82EF7#D731ED#D835F0#C735E8#BF2EF0#C72CE6#D930FC#C73CEE#C93DFB#D630E5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CD2FF2  ·  #CD2FF4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD2FF3?

#CD2FF3 is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 205, 47, 243). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD2FF3?

#CD2FF3 is RGB 205, 47, 243 — HSL 288°, 89%, 57% — CMYK 16%, 81%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #CD2FF3?

Its complement is #57F330; analogous partners are #6A30F3 and #F330B8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD2FF3 for text?

Black text on #CD2FF3 has a contrast ratio of 5.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.96:1.