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#CD37FB — Vivid Purple

#CD37FB is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: orchid (#DA70D6) — not an exact match. CSS orchid gives you #DA70D6, a different color; use #CD37FB 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.

#CD37FB 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 #65FB37; it also sits naturally between #6B37FB and #FB37C7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CD37FB · RGB 205, 55, 251

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Color values

HEX#CD37FB
RGB205, 55, 251
HSL286°, 96%, 60%
HSV286°, 78%, 98%
CMYK18%, 78%, 0%, 2%
XYZ43.96, 22.68, 93.33
Yxy22.68, 0.2748, 0.1418
CIE-Lab54.74, 81.76, -68.02
Hunter Lab47.62, 85.31, -88.74

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 22% · Blue 98%

Cyan 18% · Magenta 78% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CD37FB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CD37FB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CD37FB

.text { color: #CD37FB; }
.background { background-color: #CD37FB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD37FB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 55, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(286, 96%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD37FB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 55, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD37FB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 55, 251, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD37FB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD37FB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD37FB

#C619FA#BD05F5#A604D7#9304BE#7B03A0#640382#510269#3A024B#270132#0F0014

Tints of #CD37FB

#D24BFB#D65AFC#DB6EFC#DF7DFC#E491FD#E9A5FD#ECB4FD#F1C8FE#F5D7FE#FAEBFF

Tones of #CD37FB

#C645ED#BF53DF#B761D1#AF6FC3#A87DB5#A18BA7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #65FB37:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.79:1 AA large only
Against black text5.54:1 AA

Best text color on #CD37FB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD37FB

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 #CD37FB: ·

How #CD37FB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #8C8BCCDeuteranopia · #95A0C0Tritanopia · #C6A69E

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 #CD37FB rather than the exact color:

Cosmic Ruby Lagoon
#38180C · #C93DFB · #ABF723 · #FB2AC9
Misty Ruby Drift
#24160D · #CC2FF8 · #395EF9 · #9A1CFD
Lucky Dusk
#200B0A · #C942FD · #2DBAFC · #B819FA
Cosmic Twilight
#0D2724 · #F9CA1E · #4D44FE · #C52CF9
Hidden Twilight
#0C2314 · #F8185B · #4172FD · #D930FC
Amber Ruby Canyon
#0E1A22 · #43F784 · #F8A321 · #D82EF7

Similar colors

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

#C93DFB#CC2FF8#C942FD#C52CF9#D930FC#D82EF7#C73CEE#D835F0#D731ED#BF2EF0#C735E8#D241EA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CD37FA  ·  #CD37FC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD37FB?

#CD37FB is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 205, 55, 251). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD37FB?

#CD37FB is RGB 205, 55, 251 — HSL 286°, 96%, 60% — CMYK 18%, 78%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #CD37FB?

Its complement is #65FB37; analogous partners are #6B37FB and #FB37C7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD37FB for text?

Black text on #CD37FB has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.79:1.