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#CA2BF0 — Vivid Purple

#CA2BF0 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 #CA2BF0 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.

#CA2BF0 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 #50F028; it also sits naturally between #6428F0 and #F028B4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CA2BF0 · RGB 202, 43, 240

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Color values

HEX#CA2BF0
RGB202, 43, 240
HSL288°, 87%, 55%
HSV288°, 82%, 94%
CMYK16%, 82%, 0%, 6%
XYZ40.95, 20.58, 84.25
Yxy20.58, 0.2809, 0.1411
CIE-Lab52.48, 82.45, -65.54
Hunter Lab45.36, 85.52, -83.95

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 79% · Green 17% · Blue 94%

Cyan 16% · Magenta 82% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CA2BF0 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CA2BF0 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CA2BF0

.text { color: #CA2BF0; }
.background { background-color: #CA2BF0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CA2BF0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 43, 240); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(288, 87%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CA2BF0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 43, 240, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CA2BF0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 43, 240, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CA2BF0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CA2BF0">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CA2BF0

#C211EE#AF0FD7#9B0DBF#880CA7#740A8F#5D0872#4A065B#360543#23032B#100113

Tints of #CA2BF0

#CD3BF1#D24FF3#D762F4#DC75F5#E28DF7#E7A0F8#EBB3FA#F0C6FB#F5D9FC#FAECFE

Tones of #CA2BF0

#C036E2#B745D3#AF53C6#A662B7#9D70A9#957E9A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #50F028:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.11:1 AA large only
Against black text5.12:1 AA

Best text color on #CA2BF0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CA2BF0

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 #CA2BF0: ·

How #CA2BF0 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #8584C0Deuteranopia · #8E9AB5Tritanopia · #C29B92

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

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CA2BF0 rather than the exact color:

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

Similar colors

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

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CA2BEF  ·  #CA2BF1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CA2BF0?

#CA2BF0 is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 202, 43, 240). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CA2BF0?

#CA2BF0 is RGB 202, 43, 240 — HSL 288°, 87%, 55% — CMYK 16%, 82%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #CA2BF0?

Its complement is #50F028; analogous partners are #6428F0 and #F028B4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CA2BF0 for text?

Black text on #CA2BF0 has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.11:1.