Palettes / Colors / #CD6DFD

#CD6DFD — Light Vivid Purple

#CD6DFD is a purple color we call Light Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the purple family.

#CD6DFD 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 #9DFD6D; it also sits naturally between #856DFD and #FD6DE5. 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 43% · Blue 99%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 57% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CD6DFD

.text { color: #CD6DFD; }
.background { background-color: #CD6DFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD6DFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 109, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(280, 97%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD6DFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 109, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD6DFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 109, 253, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD6DFD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD6DFD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD6DFD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9DFD6D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CD6DFD: #000000.

How #CD6DFD 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 #CD6DFD 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

← #CD6DFC  ·  #CD6DFE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD6DFD?

#CD6DFD is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 205, 109, 253). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD6DFD?

#CD6DFD is RGB 205, 109, 253 — HSL 280°, 97%, 71% — CMYK 19%, 57%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #CD6DFD?

Its complement is #9DFD6D; analogous partners are #856DFD and #FD6DE5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD6DFD for text?

Black text on #CD6DFD has a contrast ratio of 7.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.92:1.