Palettes / Colors / #CF55FC

#CF55FC — Light Vivid Purple

#CF55FC is a purple color we call Light 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 #CF55FC 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.

#CF55FC 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 #81FC54; it also sits naturally between #7B54FC and #FC54D5. 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 33% · Blue 99%

Cyan 18% · Magenta 66% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CF55FC

.text { color: #CF55FC; }
.background { background-color: #CF55FC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CF55FC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 85, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(284, 97%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CF55FC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 85, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CF55FC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 85, 252, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CF55FC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CF55FC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #81FC54:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CF55FC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CF55FC

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 #CF55FC 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 #CF55FC 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #CF55FC?

#CF55FC is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 207, 85, 252). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CF55FC?

#CF55FC is RGB 207, 85, 252 — HSL 284°, 97%, 66% — CMYK 18%, 66%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #CF55FC?

Its complement is #81FC54; analogous partners are #7B54FC and #FC54D5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CF55FC for text?

Black text on #CF55FC has a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.30:1.