Palettes / Colors / #CF5AED
#CF5AED — Vivid Purple
#CF5AED 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 #CF5AED 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.
#CF5AED 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 #77ED5A; it also sits naturally between #865AED and #ED5AC1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CF5AED |
|---|---|
| RGB | 207, 90, 237 |
| HSL | 288°, 80%, 64% |
| HSV | 288°, 62%, 93% |
| CMYK | 13%, 62%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 44.67, 26.69, 82.92 |
| Yxy | 26.69, 0.2896, 0.1730 |
| CIE-Lab | 58.69, 66.82, -53.87 |
| Hunter Lab | 51.66, 67.76, -64.18 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 81% · Green 35% · Blue 93%
Cyan 13% · Magenta 62% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CF5AED
.text { color: #CF5AED; }
.background { background-color: #CF5AED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CF5AED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 90, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(288, 80%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CF5AED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 90, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CF5AED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 90, 237, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CF5AED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CF5AED">Div content here</div>
Shades of #CF5AED
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Tones of #CF5AED
Color harmonies
Complementary — #77ED5A:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 3.31:1 AA large only |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 6.34:1 AA |
Best text color on #CF5AED: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CF5AED
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #CF5AED: ·
How #CF5AED 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 #CF5AED rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #CF5AED?
#CF5AED is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 207, 90, 237). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CF5AED?
#CF5AED is RGB 207, 90, 237 — HSL 288°, 80%, 64% — CMYK 13%, 62%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #CF5AED?
Its complement is #77ED5A; analogous partners are #865AED and #ED5AC1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CF5AED for text?
Black text on #CF5AED has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.31:1.