Palettes / Colors / #CA03FD

#CA03FD — Vivid Purple

#CA03FD is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Fuchsia (#FF00FF). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: fuchsia (#FF00FF) — not an exact match. CSS fuchsia gives you #FF00FF, a different color; use #CA03FD 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.

#CA03FD 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 #35FC03; it also sits naturally between #4E03FC and #FC03B1. 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 79% · Green 1% · Blue 99%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 99% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CA03FD

.text { color: #CA03FD; }
.background { background-color: #CA03FD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CA03FD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 3, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(288, 98%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CA03FD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 3, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CA03FD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 3, 253, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CA03FD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CA03FD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #35FC03:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CA03FD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CA03FD

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 #CA03FD 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 #CA03FD 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

← #CA03FC  ·  #CA03FE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CA03FD?

#CA03FD is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 202, 3, 253). Its closest standard named color is Fuchsia.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CA03FD?

#CA03FD is RGB 202, 3, 253 — HSL 288°, 98%, 50% — CMYK 20%, 99%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #CA03FD?

Its complement is #35FC03; analogous partners are #4E03FC and #FC03B1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CA03FD for text?

Black text on #CA03FD has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.25:1.