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#CA2EF6 — Vivid Purple

#CA2EF6 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 #CA2EF6 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.

#CA2EF6 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 #58F62C; it also sits naturally between #662CF6 and #F62CBD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CA2EF6 · RGB 202, 46, 246

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Color values

HEX#CA2EF6
RGB202, 46, 246
HSL287°, 92%, 57%
HSV287°, 81%, 96%
CMYK18%, 81%, 0%, 4%
XYZ41.97, 21.16, 89.06
Yxy21.16, 0.2758, 0.1391
CIE-Lab53.13, 82.77, -67.85
Hunter Lab46.00, 86.14, -88.35

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 79% · Green 18% · Blue 96%

Cyan 18% · Magenta 81% · Yellow 0% · Key 4%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CA2EF6 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CA2EF6 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CA2EF6

.text { color: #CA2EF6; }
.background { background-color: #CA2EF6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CA2EF6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 46, 246); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(287, 92%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CA2EF6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 46, 246, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CA2EF6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 46, 246, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CA2EF6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CA2EF6">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CA2EF6

#C414F5#B209E1#9F08C9#8C07B0#780698#61057A#4E0462#3A0349#23022C#100114

Tints of #CA2EF6

#CF40F7#D454F8#D967F9#DE7BF9#E38EFA#E79DFB#EBB1FC#F0C4FD#F5D8FD#FAEBFE

Tones of #CA2EF6

#C23BE8#BA49DA#B257CB#AA67BC#A275AE#9983A0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #58F62C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.01:1 AA large only
Against black text5.23:1 AA

Best text color on #CA2EF6: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CA2EF6

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 #CA2EF6: ·

How #CA2EF6 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #8685C6Deuteranopia · #909BBATritanopia · #C29F97

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 #CA2EF6 rather than the exact color:

Misty Ruby Drift
#24160D · #CC2FF8 · #395EF9 · #9A1CFD
Cosmic Twilight
#0D2724 · #F9CA1E · #4D44FE · #C52CF9
Palette Bf2ef0
#BF2EF0 · #ED3EF7 · #FEECB3 · #FFF6EA
Amber Ruby Canyon
#0E1A22 · #43F784 · #F8A321 · #D82EF7
Cosmic Ruby Lagoon
#38180C · #C93DFB · #ABF723 · #FB2AC9
Wild Ember
#621090 · #C735E8 · #92ED5E · #CCF3BA

Similar colors

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

#CC2FF8#C52CF9#BF2EF0#D82EF7#C93DFB#C735E8#D731ED#D930FC#C73CEE#C72CE6#D835F0#BF27EB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CA2EF5  ·  #CA2EF7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CA2EF6?

#CA2EF6 is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 202, 46, 246). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CA2EF6?

#CA2EF6 is RGB 202, 46, 246 — HSL 287°, 92%, 57% — CMYK 18%, 81%, 0%, 4%.

What colors go with #CA2EF6?

Its complement is #58F62C; analogous partners are #662CF6 and #F62CBD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CA2EF6 for text?

Black text on #CA2EF6 has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.01:1.