Palettes / Colors / #CF72EF

#CF72EF — Light Vivid Purple

#CF72EF 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 #CF72EF 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.

#CF72EF 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 #90EF71; it also sits naturally between #9071EF and #EF71D0. 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 45% · Blue 94%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 52% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CF72EF

.text { color: #CF72EF; }
.background { background-color: #CF72EF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CF72EF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 114, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(285, 80%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CF72EF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 114, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CF72EF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 114, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CF72EF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CF72EF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #90EF71:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CF72EF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CF72EF

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 #CF72EF 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 #CF72EF 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 #CF72EF?

#CF72EF is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 207, 114, 239). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CF72EF?

#CF72EF is RGB 207, 114, 239 — HSL 285°, 80%, 69% — CMYK 13%, 52%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #CF72EF?

Its complement is #90EF71; analogous partners are #9071EF and #EF71D0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CF72EF for text?

Black text on #CF72EF has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.87:1.