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#CD5FF3 — Light Vivid Purple

#CD5FF3 is a purple color we call Light 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 #CD5FF3 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.

#CD5FF3 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 #83F35E; it also sits naturally between #835EF3 and #F35ECE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CD5FF3 · RGB 205, 95, 243

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Color values

HEX#CD5FF3
RGB205, 95, 243
HSL285°, 86%, 66%
HSV285°, 61%, 95%
CMYK16%, 61%, 0%, 5%
XYZ45.45, 27.63, 87.73
Yxy27.63, 0.2826, 0.1718
CIE-Lab59.56, 65.31, -55.84
Hunter Lab52.57, 66.16, -67.51

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 37% · Blue 95%

Cyan 16% · Magenta 61% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CD5FF3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CD5FF3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CD5FF3

.text { color: #CD5FF3; }
.background { background-color: #CD5FF3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD5FF3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 95, 243); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(285, 86%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD5FF3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 95, 243, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD5FF3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 95, 243, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD5FF3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD5FF3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD5FF3

#C541F1#BC25EF#AB11DF#960FC2#800CA6#6A0A8A#54086D#3A064C#24042F#0F0113

Tints of #CD5FF3

#D26CF4#D67AF5#DB88F6#DF97F7#E3A5F8#E8B3F9#ECC1FA#F0D0FB#F5DEFD#F9ECFE

Tones of #CD5FF3

#C868E8#C373DD#BE7ED3#B888C8#B393BE#AE9EB3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #83F35E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.22:1 AA large only
Against black text6.53:1 AA

Best text color on #CD5FF3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD5FF3

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 #CD5FF3: ·

How #CD5FF3 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9D9CCFDeuteranopia · #A4ACC7Tritanopia · #C8B3AD

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 violet 500 · #8B5CF6

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CD5FF3 rather than the exact color:

Burning Ruby Terrace
#6816B3 · #C65FEC · #9DEB57 · #B1EC9A
Gentle Ruby Horizon
#62109C · #C260EF · #68DA16 · #C3F2B3
Gentle Ruby Bloom
#16C3CE · #84AAEB · #4A27D6 · #CF6BED
Vivid Ruby Lagoon
#DD85F0 · #D066E6 · #B927D8 · #530F61
Velvet Ruby Marble
#134FA9 · #4D1CE5 · #DA5AEC · #F4A0C9
Tender Ruby Canyon
#5C46DC · #CE6EEC · #AC1573 · #E21B1D

Similar colors

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

#C65FEC#C260EF#CF6BED#D066E6#DA5AEC#CE6EEC#D250FA#D754EA#C94EEF#DC53F1#D770EF#E15FED

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CD5FF2  ·  #CD5FF4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD5FF3?

#CD5FF3 is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 205, 95, 243). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD5FF3?

#CD5FF3 is RGB 205, 95, 243 — HSL 285°, 86%, 66% — CMYK 16%, 61%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #CD5FF3?

Its complement is #83F35E; analogous partners are #835EF3 and #F35ECE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD5FF3 for text?

Black text on #CD5FF3 has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.22:1.