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#CF4BFB — Vivid Purple

#CF4BFB 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 #CF4BFB 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.

#CF4BFB 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 #77FB4B; it also sits naturally between #774BFB and #FB4BCF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CF4BFB · RGB 207, 75, 251

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Color values

HEX#CF4BFB
RGB207, 75, 251
HSL285°, 96%, 64%
HSV285°, 70%, 98%
CMYK18%, 70%, 0%, 2%
XYZ45.66, 25.26, 93.74
Yxy25.26, 0.2773, 0.1534
CIE-Lab57.33, 75.52, -63.83
Hunter Lab50.26, 78.11, -81.13

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 29% · Blue 98%

Cyan 18% · Magenta 70% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CF4BFB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CF4BFB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CF4BFB

.text { color: #CF4BFB; }
.background { background-color: #CF4BFB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CF4BFB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 75, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(285, 96%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CF4BFB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 75, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CF4BFB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 75, 251, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CF4BFB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CF4BFB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CF4BFB

#C72DFB#BF0FFA#AE05E6#9704C8#8003AA#6A038C#53026E#3C0250#260132#0F0014

Tints of #CF4BFB

#D35AFC#D769FC#DD7DFC#E18CFD#E49BFD#E8AAFD#ECB9FE#F2CDFE#F6DCFE#FAEBFF

Tones of #CF4BFB

#C958EE#C364E3#BC71D6#B67EC9#B08ABC#AA96B0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #77FB4B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.47:1 AA large only
Against black text6.05:1 AA

Best text color on #CF4BFB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CF4BFB

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 #CF4BFB: ·

How #CF4BFB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9695D0Deuteranopia · #9EA7C6Tritanopia · #C8AFA7

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 fuchsia 600 · #C026D3

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CF4BFB rather than the exact color:

Tranquil Orchard
#22300B · #FA5947 · #D250FA · #FC19FD
Lucky Dusk
#200B0A · #C942FD · #2DBAFC · #B819FA
Burning Ruby Canyon
#36AE0F · #51EE3F · #C94EEF · #E2B9F4
Cosmic Ruby Lagoon
#38180C · #C93DFB · #ABF723 · #FB2AC9
Dreamy Voyage
#0C2322 · #62FB11 · #DF4EF9 · #FA4F9B
Lucky Aurora
#8F53E3 · #DC53F1 · #EC4CB9 · #E31847

Similar colors

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

#D250FA#C942FD#C94EEF#C93DFB#DF4EF9#DC53F1#D241EA#D754EA#C73CEE#C147E9#DA5AEC#E748F8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CF4BFA  ·  #CF4BFC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CF4BFB?

#CF4BFB is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 207, 75, 251). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CF4BFB?

#CF4BFB is RGB 207, 75, 251 — HSL 285°, 96%, 64% — CMYK 18%, 70%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #CF4BFB?

Its complement is #77FB4B; analogous partners are #774BFB and #FB4BCF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CF4BFB for text?

Black text on #CF4BFB has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.47:1.