Palettes / Colors / #CF75EA

#CF75EA — Light Purple

#CF75EA is a purple color we call Light 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 #CF75EA 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.

#CF75EA 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 #91EA75; it also sits naturally between #9575EA and #EA75CB. 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 46% · Blue 92%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 50% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CF75EA

.text { color: #CF75EA; }
.background { background-color: #CF75EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CF75EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 117, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(286, 74%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CF75EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 117, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CF75EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 117, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CF75EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CF75EA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CF75EA

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Tones of #CF75EA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #91EA75:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CF75EA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CF75EA

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 #CF75EA 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 #CF75EA 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

← #CF75E9  ·  #CF75EB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CF75EA?

#CF75EA is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 207, 117, 234). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CF75EA?

#CF75EA is RGB 207, 117, 234 — HSL 286°, 74%, 69% — CMYK 12%, 50%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #CF75EA?

Its complement is #91EA75; analogous partners are #9575EA and #EA75CB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CF75EA for text?

Black text on #CF75EA has a contrast ratio of 7.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.84:1.