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#CD45F3 — Vivid Purple

#CD45F3 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 #CD45F3 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.

#CD45F3 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 #6AF344; it also sits naturally between #7644F3 and #F344C1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CD45F3 · RGB 205, 69, 243

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Color values

HEX#CD45F3
RGB205, 69, 243
HSL287°, 88%, 61%
HSV287°, 72%, 95%
CMYK16%, 72%, 0%, 5%
XYZ43.48, 23.71, 87.08
Yxy23.71, 0.2819, 0.1537
CIE-Lab55.79, 75.82, -61.86
Hunter Lab48.69, 78.03, -77.47

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 27% · Blue 95%

Cyan 16% · Magenta 72% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CD45F3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CD45F3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CD45F3

.text { color: #CD45F3; }
.background { background-color: #CD45F3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD45F3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 69, 243); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(287, 88%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD45F3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 69, 243, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD45F3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 69, 243, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD45F3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD45F3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD45F3

#C527F1#BF0FF0#A80DD3#910CB6#7E0A9E#670881#500665#390548#260330#0F0113

Tints of #CD45F3

#D257F4#D666F5#DB79F6#DF87F7#E49AF9#E8A9F9#EDBCFB#F1CAFC#F6DDFD#FAECFE

Tones of #CD45F3

#C651E6#BF5DDA#B86ACD#B176C1#AA83B4#A38FA8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #6AF344:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.66:1 AA large only
Against black text5.74:1 AA

Best text color on #CD45F3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD45F3

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 #CD45F3: ·

How #CD45F3 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9291C9Deuteranopia · #9AA4BFTritanopia · #C6A8A0

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 purple 500 · #A855F7Tailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CD45F3 rather than the exact color:

Burning Ruby Canyon
#36AE0F · #51EE3F · #C94EEF · #E2B9F4
Amber Tempest
#499AE1 · #2835E2 · #7D3DDF · #D241EA
Lucky Dusk
#200B0A · #C942FD · #2DBAFC · #B819FA
Dreamy Dusk
#3AC911 · #8DF15B · #C73CEE · #D4A0F1
Cosmic Ruby Lagoon
#38180C · #C93DFB · #ABF723 · #FB2AC9
Tranquil Orchard
#22300B · #FA5947 · #D250FA · #FC19FD

Similar colors

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

#C94EEF#D241EA#C942FD#C73CEE#C93DFB#D250FA#C147E9#D644E4#D835F0#CC4AE0#D754EA#C735E8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CD45F2  ·  #CD45F4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD45F3?

#CD45F3 is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 205, 69, 243). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD45F3?

#CD45F3 is RGB 205, 69, 243 — HSL 287°, 88%, 61% — CMYK 16%, 72%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #CD45F3?

Its complement is #6AF344; analogous partners are #7644F3 and #F344C1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD45F3 for text?

Black text on #CD45F3 has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.66:1.