Palettes / Colors / #CA38FF

#CA38FF — Vivid Purple

#CA38FF 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 #CA38FF 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.

#CA38FF 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 #6DFF38; it also sits naturally between #6738FF and #FF38D1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 79% · Green 22% · Blue 100%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 78% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CA38FF

.text { color: #CA38FF; }
.background { background-color: #CA38FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CA38FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 56, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(284, 100%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CA38FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 56, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CA38FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 56, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CA38FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CA38FF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6DFF38:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CA38FF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CA38FF

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:

How #CA38FF looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CA38FF rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CA38FE  ·  #CA3900 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CA38FF?

#CA38FF is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 202, 56, 255). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CA38FF?

#CA38FF is RGB 202, 56, 255 — HSL 284°, 100%, 61% — CMYK 21%, 78%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #CA38FF?

Its complement is #6DFF38; analogous partners are #6738FF and #FF38D1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CA38FF for text?

Black text on #CA38FF has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.80:1.