Palettes / Colors / #CF45F2

#CF45F2 — Vivid Purple

#CF45F2 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 #CF45F2 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.

#CF45F2 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 #68F245; it also sits naturally between #7945F2 and #F245BE. 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 81% · Green 27% · Blue 95%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 71% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CF45F2

.text { color: #CF45F2; }
.background { background-color: #CF45F2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CF45F2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 69, 242); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(288, 87%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CF45F2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 69, 242, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CF45F2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 69, 242, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CF45F2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CF45F2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CF45F2

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #68F245:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CF45F2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CF45F2

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 #CF45F2 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 #CF45F2 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

← #CF45F1  ·  #CF45F3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CF45F2?

#CF45F2 is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 207, 69, 242). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CF45F2?

#CF45F2 is RGB 207, 69, 242 — HSL 288°, 87%, 61% — CMYK 14%, 71%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #CF45F2?

Its complement is #68F245; analogous partners are #7945F2 and #F245BE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CF45F2 for text?

Black text on #CF45F2 has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.63:1.