Palettes / Colors / #CA0AFA

#CA0AFA — Vivid Purple

#CA0AFA 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 #CA0AFA 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.

#CA0AFA 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 #3AFA0A; it also sits naturally between #520AFA and #FA0AB2. 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 4% · Blue 98%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 96% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CA0AFA

.text { color: #CA0AFA; }
.background { background-color: #CA0AFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CA0AFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 10, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(288, 96%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CA0AFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 10, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CA0AFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 10, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CA0AFA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CA0AFA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CA0AFA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #3AFA0A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CA0AFA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CA0AFA

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 #CA0AFA 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 #CA0AFA 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

← #CA0AF9  ·  #CA0AFB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CA0AFA?

#CA0AFA is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 202, 10, 250). Its closest standard named color is Fuchsia.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CA0AFA?

#CA0AFA is RGB 202, 10, 250 — HSL 288°, 96%, 51% — CMYK 19%, 96%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #CA0AFA?

Its complement is #3AFA0A; analogous partners are #520AFA and #FA0AB2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CA0AFA for text?

Black text on #CA0AFA has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.26:1.