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#CA2EF1 — Vivid Purple

#CA2EF1 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 #CA2EF1 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.

#CA2EF1 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 #54F02D; it also sits naturally between #682DF0 and #F02DB6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CA2EF1 · RGB 202, 46, 241

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Color values

HEX#CA2EF1
RGB202, 46, 241
HSL288°, 87%, 56%
HSV288°, 81%, 95%
CMYK16%, 81%, 0%, 5%
XYZ41.21, 20.86, 85.07
Yxy20.86, 0.2801, 0.1418
CIE-Lab52.80, 81.90, -65.59
Hunter Lab45.67, 84.90, -84.06

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 79% · Green 18% · Blue 95%

Cyan 16% · Magenta 81% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CA2EF1 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CA2EF1 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CA2EF1

.text { color: #CA2EF1; }
.background { background-color: #CA2EF1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CA2EF1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 46, 241); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(288, 87%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CA2EF1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 46, 241, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CA2EF1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 46, 241, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CA2EF1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CA2EF1">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CA2EF1

#C315EF#B30FDB#9B0DBF#880CA7#740A8F#610877#4E075F#360543#23032B#100113

Tints of #CA2EF1

#CE40F2#D353F3#D866F4#DD79F6#E28DF7#E7A0F8#EBB3FA#F0C6FB#F5D9FC#FAECFE

Tones of #CA2EF1

#C13BE3#B949D4#B057C7#A865B8#A073AB#97819C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #54F02D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.06:1 AA large only
Against black text5.17:1 AA

Best text color on #CA2EF1: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CA2EF1

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 #CA2EF1: ·

How #CA2EF1 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #8685C2Deuteranopia · #909BB7Tritanopia · #C29D94

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 #CA2EF1 rather than the exact color:

Misty Ruby Drift
#24160D · #CC2FF8 · #395EF9 · #9A1CFD
Cosmic Twilight
#0D2724 · #F9CA1E · #4D44FE · #C52CF9
Palette Bf2ef0
#BF2EF0 · #ED3EF7 · #FEECB3 · #FFF6EA
Smoky Ruby Drift
#0E376C · #10128E · #782FE0 · #C72CE6
Wild Ember
#621090 · #C735E8 · #92ED5E · #CCF3BA
Frozen Ruby Mosaic
#880FB1 · #D731ED · #78F04F · #A1EF97

Similar colors

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

#CC2FF8#C52CF9#BF2EF0#C72CE6#C735E8#D731ED#BF27EB#C73CEE#D82EF7#C725E5#D835F0#C424E6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CA2EF0  ·  #CA2EF2 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CA2EF1?

#CA2EF1 is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 202, 46, 241). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CA2EF1?

#CA2EF1 is RGB 202, 46, 241 — HSL 288°, 87%, 56% — CMYK 16%, 81%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #CA2EF1?

Its complement is #54F02D; analogous partners are #682DF0 and #F02DB6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CA2EF1 for text?

Black text on #CA2EF1 has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.06:1.