Palettes / Colors / #CD5AED

#CD5AED — Vivid Purple

#CD5AED 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 #CD5AED 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.

#CD5AED 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 #7AED5A; it also sits naturally between #835AED and #ED5AC3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 35% · Blue 93%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 62% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CD5AED

.text { color: #CD5AED; }
.background { background-color: #CD5AED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD5AED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 90, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(287, 80%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD5AED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 90, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD5AED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 90, 237, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD5AED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD5AED">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7AED5A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CD5AED: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD5AED

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:

How #CD5AED looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CD5AED rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD5AED?

#CD5AED is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 205, 90, 237). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD5AED?

#CD5AED is RGB 205, 90, 237 — HSL 287°, 80%, 64% — CMYK 14%, 62%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #CD5AED?

Its complement is #7AED5A; analogous partners are #835AED and #ED5AC3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD5AED for text?

Black text on #CD5AED has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.34:1.