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#CD47EC — Vivid Purple

#CD47EC 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 #CD47EC 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.

#CD47EC 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 #65EC46; it also sits naturally between #7B46EC and #EC46B7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CD47EC · RGB 205, 71, 236

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Color values

HEX#CD47EC
RGB205, 71, 236
HSL289°, 81%, 60%
HSV289°, 70%, 93%
CMYK13%, 70%, 0%, 7%
XYZ42.57, 23.54, 81.66
Yxy23.54, 0.2881, 0.1593
CIE-Lab55.63, 73.82, -58.22
Hunter Lab48.52, 75.48, -71.09

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 28% · Blue 93%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 70% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CD47EC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CD47EC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CD47EC

.text { color: #CD47EC; }
.background { background-color: #CD47EC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD47EC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 71, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(289, 81%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD47EC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 71, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD47EC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 71, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD47EC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD47EC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD47EC

#C62BE9#BD18E2#A615C6#9312AF#7B1094#640D78#510A61#3A0745#27052E#0F0212

Tints of #CD47EC

#D259EE#D667EF#DB79F1#DF87F2#E499F4#E9ACF6#ECBAF8#F1CCFA#F5DAFB#FAEDFD

Tones of #CD47EC

#C653DF#BE5ED4#B76AC8#B075BD#A882B0#A18DA5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #65EC46:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.68:1 AA large only
Against black text5.71:1 AA

Best text color on #CD47EC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD47EC

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 #CD47EC: ·

How #CD47EC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9392C4Deuteranopia · #9BA5BBTritanopia · #C6A59E

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 #CD47EC rather than the exact color:

Amber Tempest
#499AE1 · #2835E2 · #7D3DDF · #D241EA
Burning Ruby Canyon
#36AE0F · #51EE3F · #C94EEF · #E2B9F4
Palette 2d033b
#2D033B · #810CA8 · #C147E9 · #E5B8F4
Dusty Ruby Bloom
#CC4AE0 · #D71C85 · #F0504E · #B87415
Mellow Aurora
#17A296 · #D644E4 · #D8C81F · #A7E9DE
Dreamy Dusk
#3AC911 · #8DF15B · #C73CEE · #D4A0F1

Similar colors

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

#D241EA#C94EEF#C147E9#CC4AE0#D644E4#C73CEE#D04BDF#D754EA#D250FA#C942FD#C93DFB#BD4DE4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CD47EB  ·  #CD47ED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD47EC?

#CD47EC is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 205, 71, 236). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD47EC?

#CD47EC is RGB 205, 71, 236 — HSL 289°, 81%, 60% — CMYK 13%, 70%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #CD47EC?

Its complement is #65EC46; analogous partners are #7B46EC and #EC46B7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD47EC for text?

Black text on #CD47EC has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.68:1.