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#CA40FB — Vivid Purple

#CA40FB is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: orchid (#DA70D6) — not an exact match. CSS orchid gives you #DA70D6, a different color; use #CA40FB 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.

#CA40FB 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 #73FB41; it also sits naturally between #6C41FB and #FB41D0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CA40FB · RGB 202, 64, 251

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Color values

HEX#CA40FB
RGB202, 64, 251
HSL284°, 96%, 62%
HSV284°, 75%, 98%
CMYK20%, 75%, 0%, 2%
XYZ43.60, 23.19, 93.44
Yxy23.19, 0.2721, 0.1447
CIE-Lab55.27, 78.44, -67.19
Hunter Lab48.15, 81.20, -87.19

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 79% · Green 25% · Blue 98%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 75% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CA40FB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CA40FB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CA40FB

.text { color: #CA40FB; }
.background { background-color: #CA40FB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CA40FB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 64, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(284, 96%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CA40FB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 64, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CA40FB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 64, 251, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CA40FB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CA40FB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CA40FB

#C123FB#B905FA#A605E1#9004C3#7A03A5#640387#4E0269#3B0250#250132#0F0014

Tints of #CA40FB

#CE50FB#D364FC#D873FC#DD87FD#E196FD#E6A5FD#EBB9FE#F0C8FE#F5DCFE#F9EBFF

Tones of #CA40FB

#C34FEE#BD5BE1#B769D3#B176C6#AA84B8#A491AC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #73FB41:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.72:1 AA large only
Against black text5.64:1 AA

Best text color on #CA40FB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CA40FB

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 #CA40FB: ·

How #CA40FB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #8E8DCEDeuteranopia · #96A1C3Tritanopia · #C3AAA2

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 purple 500 · #A855F7Tailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CA40FB rather than the exact color:

Lucky Dusk
#200B0A · #C942FD · #2DBAFC · #B819FA
Cosmic Ruby Lagoon
#38180C · #C93DFB · #ABF723 · #FB2AC9
Dreamy Dusk
#3AC911 · #8DF15B · #C73CEE · #D4A0F1
Misty Ruby Drift
#24160D · #CC2FF8 · #395EF9 · #9A1CFD
Tranquil Orchard
#22300B · #FA5947 · #D250FA · #FC19FD
Burning Ruby Canyon
#36AE0F · #51EE3F · #C94EEF · #E2B9F4

Similar colors

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

#C942FD#C93DFB#C73CEE#CC2FF8#D250FA#C94EEF#D241EA#C52CF9#D835F0#C147E9#D930FC#C735E8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CA40FA  ·  #CA40FC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CA40FB?

#CA40FB is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 202, 64, 251). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CA40FB?

#CA40FB is RGB 202, 64, 251 — HSL 284°, 96%, 62% — CMYK 20%, 75%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #CA40FB?

Its complement is #73FB41; analogous partners are #6C41FB and #FB41D0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CA40FB for text?

Black text on #CA40FB has a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.72:1.