Palettes / Colors / #CD75FE
#CD75FE — Light Vivid Purple
#CD75FE is a purple color we call Light Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Violet (#EE82EE). It belongs to the purple family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: violet (#EE82EE) — not an exact match. CSS violet gives you #EE82EE, a different color; use #CD75FE 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.
#CD75FE 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 #A6FE76; it also sits naturally between #8A76FE and #FE76EA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CD75FE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 205, 117, 254 |
| HSL | 279°, 99%, 73% |
| HSV | 279°, 54%, 100% |
| CMYK | 19%, 54%, 0%, 0% |
| XYZ | 49.43, 32.86, 97.50 |
| Yxy | 32.86, 0.2749, 0.1828 |
| CIE-Lab | 64.05, 57.06, -54.77 |
| Hunter Lab | 57.32, 57.57, -66.30 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 80% · Green 46% · Blue 100%
Cyan 19% · Magenta 54% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CD75FE
.text { color: #CD75FE; }
.background { background-color: #CD75FE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD75FE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 117, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(279, 99%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD75FE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 117, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD75FE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 117, 254, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CD75FE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD75FE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #A6FE76:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.77:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 7.57:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CD75FE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD75FE
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #CD75FE: ·
How #CD75FE 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 #CD75FE rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #CD75FE?
#CD75FE is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 205, 117, 254). Its closest standard named color is Violet.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CD75FE?
#CD75FE is RGB 205, 117, 254 — HSL 279°, 99%, 73% — CMYK 19%, 54%, 0%, 0%.
What colors go with #CD75FE?
Its complement is #A6FE76; analogous partners are #8A76FE and #FE76EA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CD75FE for text?
Black text on #CD75FE has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.77:1.