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#CA37FA — Vivid Purple

#CA37FA 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 #CA37FA 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.

#CA37FA 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 #69FA38; it also sits naturally between #6938FA and #FA38C9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CA37FA · RGB 202, 55, 250

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Color values

HEX#CA37FA
RGB202, 55, 250
HSL285°, 95%, 60%
HSV285°, 78%, 98%
CMYK19%, 78%, 0%, 2%
XYZ42.98, 22.19, 92.46
Yxy22.19, 0.2727, 0.1408
CIE-Lab54.23, 81.06, -68.31
Hunter Lab47.11, 84.25, -89.27

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 79% · Green 22% · Blue 98%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 78% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CA37FA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CA37FA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CA37FA

.text { color: #CA37FA; }
.background { background-color: #CA37FA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CA37FA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 55, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(285, 95%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CA37FA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 55, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CA37FA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 55, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CA37FA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CA37FA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CA37FA

#C11AF9#B806F4#A205D6#8F05BD#78049F#620381#4F0368#38024B#260132#0F0114

Tints of #CA37FA

#CF4CFA#D35BFB#D86FFB#DC7EFC#E292FC#E7A5FD#EBB4FD#F0C8FE#F4D7FE#FAEBFE

Tones of #CA37FA

#C246EC#BC54DE#B562D0#AE6FC3#A77DB5#A08BA7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #69FA38:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.86:1 AA large only
Against black text5.44:1 AA

Best text color on #CA37FA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CA37FA

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 #CA37FA: ·

How #CA37FA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #8A89CBDeuteranopia · #939EC0Tritanopia · #C3A69D

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 #CA37FA rather than the exact color:

Cosmic Ruby Lagoon
#38180C · #C93DFB · #ABF723 · #FB2AC9
Misty Ruby Drift
#24160D · #CC2FF8 · #395EF9 · #9A1CFD
Lucky Dusk
#200B0A · #C942FD · #2DBAFC · #B819FA
Cosmic Twilight
#0D2724 · #F9CA1E · #4D44FE · #C52CF9
Dreamy Dusk
#3AC911 · #8DF15B · #C73CEE · #D4A0F1
Hidden Twilight
#0C2314 · #F8185B · #4172FD · #D930FC

Similar colors

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

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CA37F9  ·  #CA37FB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CA37FA?

#CA37FA is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 202, 55, 250). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CA37FA?

#CA37FA is RGB 202, 55, 250 — HSL 285°, 95%, 60% — CMYK 19%, 78%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #CA37FA?

Its complement is #69FA38; analogous partners are #6938FA and #FA38C9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CA37FA for text?

Black text on #CA37FA has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.86:1.