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#CA2AEF — Vivid Purple

#CA2AEF is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color DarkOrchid (#9932CC). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkorchid (#9932CC) — not an exact match. CSS darkorchid gives you #9932CC, a different color; use #CA2AEF 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.

#CA2AEF 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 #4EEF2A; it also sits naturally between #682AEF and #EF2AB0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CA2AEF · RGB 202, 42, 239

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Color values

HEX#CA2AEF
RGB202, 42, 239
HSL289°, 86%, 55%
HSV289°, 82%, 94%
CMYK15%, 82%, 0%, 6%
XYZ40.77, 20.44, 83.46
Yxy20.44, 0.2818, 0.1413
CIE-Lab52.34, 82.52, -65.21
Hunter Lab45.22, 85.56, -83.33

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 79% · Green 16% · Blue 94%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 82% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CA2AEF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CA2AEF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CA2AEF

.text { color: #CA2AEF; }
.background { background-color: #CA2AEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CA2AEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 42, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(289, 86%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CA2AEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 42, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CA2AEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 42, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CA2AEF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CA2AEF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CA2AEF

#C512ED#B110D5#9E0EBE#8A0CA6#760B8E#5F0972#4B075A#370542#23032B#100113

Tints of #CA2AEF

#CF3DF0#D450F2#D962F3#DD75F5#E38DF6#E8A0F8#ECB3F9#F1C6FB#F6D9FC#FAECFE

Tones of #CA2AEF

#C237E1#B946D2#B054C4#A762B7#9E70A9#957E9A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4EEF2A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.13:1 AA large only
Against black text5.09:1 AA

Best text color on #CA2AEF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CA2AEF

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #CA2AEF: ·

How #CA2AEF looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #8583BFDeuteranopia · #8E9AB4Tritanopia · #C29A91

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:

Tailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3Tailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EFTailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CA2AEF rather than the exact color:

Smoky Ruby Drift
#0E376C · #10128E · #782FE0 · #C72CE6
Misty Ruby Drift
#24160D · #CC2FF8 · #395EF9 · #9A1CFD
Cosmic Twilight
#0D2724 · #F9CA1E · #4D44FE · #C52CF9
Crystal Lagoon
#5BE0E2 · #1D67E4 · #3917A7 · #C725E5
Palette Bf2ef0
#BF2EF0 · #ED3EF7 · #FEECB3 · #FFF6EA
Honey Ruby Ember
#37B911 · #A9F16A · #BF27EB · #E4C7F6

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#C72CE6#CC2FF8#C52CF9#C725E5#BF2EF0#BF27EB#C424E6#C735E8#D731ED#D82EF7#D630E5#D835F0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CA2AEE  ·  #CA2AF0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CA2AEF?

#CA2AEF is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 202, 42, 239). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CA2AEF?

#CA2AEF is RGB 202, 42, 239 — HSL 289°, 86%, 55% — CMYK 15%, 82%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #CA2AEF?

Its complement is #4EEF2A; analogous partners are #682AEF and #EF2AB0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CA2AEF for text?

Black text on #CA2AEF has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.13:1.