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#CF4EFF — Vivid Purple

#CF4EFF 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 #CF4EFF 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.

#CF4EFF 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 #7CFF4D; it also sits naturally between #764DFF and #FF4DD5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CF4EFF · RGB 207, 78, 255

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Color values

HEX#CF4EFF
RGB207, 78, 255
HSL284°, 100%, 65%
HSV284°, 69%, 100%
CMYK19%, 69%, 0%, 0%
XYZ46.51, 25.93, 97.16
Yxy25.93, 0.2742, 0.1529
CIE-Lab57.97, 75.14, -65.01
Hunter Lab50.93, 77.83, -83.33

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 31% · Blue 100%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 69% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CF4EFF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CF4EFF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CF4EFF

.text { color: #CF4EFF; }
.background { background-color: #CF4EFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CF4EFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 78, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(284, 100%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CF4EFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 78, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CF4EFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 78, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CF4EFF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CF4EFF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CF4EFF

#C72EFF#BF0FFF#B000F0#9900D1#8300B3#69008F#520070#3C0052#250033#0F0014

Tints of #CF4EFF

#D35CFF#D86BFF#DC7AFF#E08AFF#E59EFF#E9ADFF#EDBDFF#F1CCFF#F5DBFF#FAEBFF

Tones of #CF4EFF

#CA59F3#C366E5#BD73D9#B87FCC#B28CC0#AC99B2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #7CFF4D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.39:1 AA large only
Against black text6.19:1 AA

Best text color on #CF4EFF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CF4EFF

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 #CF4EFF: ·

How #CF4EFF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9796D4Deuteranopia · #9FA8CATritanopia · #C9B2AB

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 #CF4EFF rather than the exact color:

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CF4EFE  ·  #CF4F00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CF4EFF?

#CF4EFF is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 207, 78, 255). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CF4EFF?

#CF4EFF is RGB 207, 78, 255 — HSL 284°, 100%, 65% — CMYK 19%, 69%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #CF4EFF?

Its complement is #7CFF4D; analogous partners are #764DFF and #FF4DD5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CF4EFF for text?

Black text on #CF4EFF has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.39:1.