Hot Purple #CB00F5
Hot Purple is a medium-dark, vivid purple with hex code #CB00F5 and RGB rgb(203, 0, 245).
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Black text reads best on this color (4.85:1).
About this color
#CB00F5 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.300 and its hue 318°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. It is the named color Hot Purple. Black text reads best on it, at 4.85:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (62%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.300) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Hot Purple |
| Black text | 4.85:1 |
| White text | 4.32:1 |
Colors that go with Hot Purple
Matches found by rotating Hot Purple around the OKLCH hue wheel, each labelled with the closest name in our list.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Color palettes with Hot Purple
Curated color palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.06 (OKLab) of Hot Purple, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.06 of Hot Purple yet.
Similar named colors
The eight named colors closest to Hot Purple, with their ΔE distance.
- Bright Purple #BE03FD ΔE 0.030
- Neon Purple #BC13FE ΔE 0.034
- Purple Pink #D725DE ΔE 0.050
- Bright Violet #AD0AFD ΔE 0.062
- Vibrant Purple #AD03DE ΔE 0.066
- Electric Purple #AA23FF ΔE 0.068
- Heliotrope #D94FF5 ΔE 0.076
- Pink Purple #EF1DE7 ΔE 0.080
More about Hot Purple
How to make Hot Purple
A starting recipe from common paint colors, found with a spectral paint model (the color mixer’s paint mode). Real pigments vary, so mix a small test batch and adjust.
- 3 parts purple
- 2 parts white
- 1 part pink
Recipe result: #A55FC0, a difference of ΔE 0.143 from Hot Purple. Hot Purple is more vivid than these paints can mix, so start from a ready-made purple paint and adjust it.
Codes for Hot Purple in every format
| HEX | #CB00F5 |
| RGB | rgb(203, 0, 245) |
| HSL | hsl(290, 100%, 48%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.9% 0.3 318.3) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #CB00F5 | 4.32:1 | AA large text | Lc -72.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #CB00F5 | 4.85:1 | AA | Lc 36.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #CB00F5 text on white | 4.32:1 | AA large text | Lc 67.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #CB00F5 text on black | 4.85:1 | AA | Lc -34.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Shades and tints of Hot Purple
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.
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Step 50
50
#FBF2FE
oklch(97.2% 0.018 317.7)
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Step 100
100
#F6E1FD
oklch(93.5% 0.043 317.7)
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Step 200
200
#F0C9FC
oklch(88.5% 0.08 318.2)
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Step 300
300
#E8A1FD
oklch(80.9% 0.146 318.3)
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Step 400
400
#DB64FC
oklch(70.7% 0.234 318.3)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#CB00F5
oklch(61.9% 0.3 318.3)
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Step 600
600
#B000D5
oklch(55.7% 0.27 318.2)
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Step 700
700
#9500B4
oklch(49.2% 0.238 318.4)
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Step 800
800
#7A0095
oklch(42.6% 0.207 318)
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Step 900
900
#67007D
oklch(37.7% 0.182 318.5)
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Step 950
950
#3E044C
oklch(27% 0.124 318.3)
Hot Purple with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #006FFA | 0.270 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #1B7FF1 | 0.271 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #C95490 | 0.185 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #797979 | 0.303 |
Use Hot Purple in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.