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#CF70FA — Light Vivid Purple

#CF70FA 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 #CF70FA 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.

#CF70FA 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 #9CFA70; it also sits naturally between #8970FA and #FA70E1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CF70FA · RGB 207, 112, 250

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Color values

HEX#CF70FA
RGB207, 112, 250
HSL281°, 93%, 71%
HSV281°, 55%, 98%
CMYK17%, 55%, 0%, 2%
XYZ48.78, 31.76, 94.00
Yxy31.76, 0.2795, 0.1819
CIE-Lab63.14, 59.20, -53.99
Hunter Lab56.35, 59.85, -64.93

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 44% · Blue 98%

Cyan 17% · Magenta 55% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CF70FA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CF70FA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CF70FA

.text { color: #CF70FA; }
.background { background-color: #CF70FA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CF70FA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 112, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(281, 93%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CF70FA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 112, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CF70FA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 112, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CF70FA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CF70FA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CF70FA

#C34EF9#B830F8#AD0EF6#9608D9#8207BB#6A0699#520476#3A0354#260236#0E0114

Tints of #CF70FA

#D37FFA#D789FB#DC98FB#DFA1FC#E4B0FC#E7BAFD#EDC9FD#F0D3FD#F5E1FE#F8EBFE

Tones of #CF70FA

#CB7AF0#C784E6#C38EDC#C097D3#BCA1C9#B9ABBF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9CFA70:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.86:1 Fails
Against black text7.35:1 AAA

Best text color on #CF70FA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CF70FA

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 #CF70FA: ·

How #CF70FA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A6A5D9Deuteranopia · #ABB2D1Tritanopia · #CABEB8

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 violet 500 · #8B5CF6

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CF70FA rather than the exact color:

Hidden Ruby Aurora
#D770EF · #E559BE · #E36C8B · #D03C16
Gentle Ruby Bloom
#16C3CE · #84AAEB · #4A27D6 · #CF6BED
Palette 45ffca
#45FFCA · #FEFFAC · #FFB6D9 · #D67BFF
Tender Ruby Canyon
#5C46DC · #CE6EEC · #AC1573 · #E21B1D
Burning Whisper
#4FC8E4 · #678BE7 · #7A58DE · #D276EC
Lavender Haze
#5A189A · #9D4EDD · #C77DFF · #E0AAFF

Similar colors

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

#D770EF#CF6BED#D67BFF#CE6EEC#D276EC#C77DFF#D777EA#D577E9#BC6FF1#BC7AF9#E173EE#D86CE6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CF70F9  ·  #CF70FB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CF70FA?

#CF70FA is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 207, 112, 250). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CF70FA?

#CF70FA is RGB 207, 112, 250 — HSL 281°, 93%, 71% — CMYK 17%, 55%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #CF70FA?

Its complement is #9CFA70; analogous partners are #8970FA and #FA70E1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CF70FA for text?

Black text on #CF70FA has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.86:1.