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#CF4EFD — Vivid Purple

#CF4EFD 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 #CF4EFD 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.

#CF4EFD 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 #7DFD4E; it also sits naturally between #774EFD and #FD4ED4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CF4EFD · RGB 207, 78, 253

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Color values

HEX#CF4EFD
RGB207, 78, 253
HSL284°, 98%, 65%
HSV284°, 69%, 99%
CMYK18%, 69%, 0%, 1%
XYZ46.19, 25.81, 95.48
Yxy25.81, 0.2758, 0.1541
CIE-Lab57.85, 74.76, -64.10
Hunter Lab50.80, 77.31, -81.66

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 31% · Blue 99%

Cyan 18% · Magenta 69% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CF4EFD on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CF4EFD on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CF4EFD

.text { color: #CF4EFD; }
.background { background-color: #CF4EFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CF4EFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 78, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(284, 98%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CF4EFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 78, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CF4EFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 78, 253, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CF4EFD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CF4EFD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CF4EFD

#C630FD#BE12FD#AF02ED#9802CF#8202B1#68018D#52016F#3B0151#250132#0F0014

Tints of #CF4EFD

#D35DFD#D76DFE#DB7CFE#DF8BFE#E59FFE#E9AEFE#EDBDFE#F1CDFE#F5DCFF#F9EBFF

Tones of #CF4EFD

#C95BF1#C367E4#BD74D8#B780CB#B18DBF#AC99B2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #7DFD4E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.41:1 AA large only
Against black text6.16:1 AA

Best text color on #CF4EFD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CF4EFD

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 #CF4EFD: ·

How #CF4EFD looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9796D3Deuteranopia · #9FA8C9Tritanopia · #C9B1AA

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 #CF4EFD rather than the exact color:

Tranquil Orchard
#22300B · #FA5947 · #D250FA · #FC19FD
Lucky Dusk
#200B0A · #C942FD · #2DBAFC · #B819FA
Burning Ruby Canyon
#36AE0F · #51EE3F · #C94EEF · #E2B9F4
Dreamy Voyage
#0C2322 · #62FB11 · #DF4EF9 · #FA4F9B
Cosmic Ruby Lagoon
#38180C · #C93DFB · #ABF723 · #FB2AC9
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#DF4EF9#C93DFB#DC53F1#D754EA#D241EA#DA5AEC#C73CEE#E748F8#C147E9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CF4EFC  ·  #CF4EFE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CF4EFD?

#CF4EFD is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 207, 78, 253). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CF4EFD?

#CF4EFD is RGB 207, 78, 253 — HSL 284°, 98%, 65% — CMYK 18%, 69%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #CF4EFD?

Its complement is #7DFD4E; analogous partners are #774EFD and #FD4ED4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CF4EFD for text?

Black text on #CF4EFD has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.41:1.