Palettes / Colors / #CD5FF5

#CD5FF5 — Light Vivid Purple

#CD5FF5 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 #CD5FF5 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.

#CD5FF5 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 #88F561; it also sits naturally between #8361F5 and #F561D2. 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 37% · Blue 96%

Cyan 16% · Magenta 61% · Yellow 0% · Key 4%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CD5FF5

.text { color: #CD5FF5; }
.background { background-color: #CD5FF5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD5FF5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 95, 245); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(284, 88%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD5FF5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 95, 245, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD5FF5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 95, 245, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD5FF5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD5FF5">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD5FF5

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Tones of #CD5FF5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #88F561:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CD5FF5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD5FF5

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 #CD5FF5 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 #CD5FF5 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

← #CD5FF4  ·  #CD5FF6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD5FF5?

#CD5FF5 is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 205, 95, 245). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD5FF5?

#CD5FF5 is RGB 205, 95, 245 — HSL 284°, 88%, 67% — CMYK 16%, 61%, 0%, 4%.

What colors go with #CD5FF5?

Its complement is #88F561; analogous partners are #8361F5 and #F561D2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD5FF5 for text?

Black text on #CD5FF5 has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.21:1.