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#CA2FFD — Vivid Purple

#CA2FFD 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 #CA2FFD 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.

#CA2FFD 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 #63FD30; it also sits naturally between #6330FD and #FD30CA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CA2FFD · RGB 202, 47, 253

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Color values

HEX#CA2FFD
RGB202, 47, 253
HSL285°, 98%, 59%
HSV285°, 81%, 99%
CMYK20%, 81%, 0%, 1%
XYZ43.10, 21.68, 94.84
Yxy21.68, 0.2700, 0.1358
CIE-Lab53.69, 83.77, -70.85
Hunter Lab46.56, 87.61, -94.19

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 79% · Green 18% · Blue 99%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 81% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CA2FFD on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CA2FFD on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CA2FFD

.text { color: #CA2FFD; }
.background { background-color: #CA2FFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CA2FFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 47, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(285, 98%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CA2FFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 47, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CA2FFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 47, 253, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CA2FFD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CA2FFD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CA2FFD

#C317FD#B602F2#A302D9#8D02BB#7A02A2#630183#50016A#39014C#260132#0F0014

Tints of #CA2FFD

#CF44FD#D353FD#D868FD#DD7CFE#E290FE#E69FFE#EBB3FE#F1C7FE#F5D7FF#FAEBFF

Tones of #CA2FFD

#C23FEE#BB4DE0#B45CD1#AC6BC2#A579B4#9E88A5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #63FD30:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.94:1 AA large only
Against black text5.34:1 AA

Best text color on #CA2FFD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CA2FFD

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 #CA2FFD: ·

How #CA2FFD looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #8785CBDeuteranopia · #909BBFTritanopia · #C2A49B

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 #CA2FFD rather than the exact color:

Misty Ruby Drift
#24160D · #CC2FF8 · #395EF9 · #9A1CFD
Cosmic Twilight
#0D2724 · #F9CA1E · #4D44FE · #C52CF9
Cosmic Ruby Lagoon
#38180C · #C93DFB · #ABF723 · #FB2AC9
Hidden Twilight
#0C2314 · #F8185B · #4172FD · #D930FC
Amber Ruby Canyon
#0E1A22 · #43F784 · #F8A321 · #D82EF7
Palette Bf2ef0
#BF2EF0 · #ED3EF7 · #FEECB3 · #FFF6EA

Similar colors

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

#CC2FF8#C52CF9#C93DFB#D930FC#D82EF7#BF2EF0#B931FC#C942FD#D835F0#C73CEE#D731ED#C735E8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CA2FFC  ·  #CA2FFE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CA2FFD?

#CA2FFD is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 202, 47, 253). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CA2FFD?

#CA2FFD is RGB 202, 47, 253 — HSL 285°, 98%, 59% — CMYK 20%, 81%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #CA2FFD?

Its complement is #63FD30; analogous partners are #6330FD and #FD30CA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CA2FFD for text?

Black text on #CA2FFD has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.94:1.