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#CA41FD — Vivid Purple

#CA41FD 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 #CA41FD 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.

#CA41FD 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 #72FD3F; it also sits naturally between #6B3FFD and #FD3FD1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CA41FD · RGB 202, 65, 253

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Color values

HEX#CA41FD
RGB202, 65, 253
HSL284°, 98%, 62%
HSV284°, 74%, 99%
CMYK20%, 74%, 0%, 1%
XYZ43.98, 23.43, 95.13
Yxy23.43, 0.2706, 0.1441
CIE-Lab55.51, 78.48, -67.90
Hunter Lab48.40, 81.33, -88.56

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 79% · Green 25% · Blue 99%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 74% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CA41FD on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CA41FD on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CA41FD

.text { color: #CA41FD; }
.background { background-color: #CA41FD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CA41FD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 65, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(284, 98%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CA41FD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 65, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CA41FD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 65, 253, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CA41FD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CA41FD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CA41FD

#C221FD#BA03FC#A702E3#9102C5#7B02A7#640188#4E016A#3B0151#250132#0F0014

Tints of #CA41FD

#CF4EFD#D462FD#D872FE#DE86FE#E295FE#E6A4FE#ECB8FE#F0C7FE#F5DCFF#F9EBFF

Tones of #CA41FD

#C44DEF#BE5AE2#B768D4#B175C7#AB83B9#A491AC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #72FD3F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.69:1 AA large only
Against black text5.69:1 AA

Best text color on #CA41FD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CA41FD

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 #CA41FD: ·

How #CA41FD looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #8F8DD0Deuteranopia · #97A1C5Tritanopia · #C3ACA4

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 #CA41FD rather than the exact color:

Lucky Dusk
#200B0A · #C942FD · #2DBAFC · #B819FA
Cosmic Ruby Lagoon
#38180C · #C93DFB · #ABF723 · #FB2AC9
Dreamy Dusk
#3AC911 · #8DF15B · #C73CEE · #D4A0F1
Tranquil Orchard
#22300B · #FA5947 · #D250FA · #FC19FD
Misty Ruby Drift
#24160D · #CC2FF8 · #395EF9 · #9A1CFD
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#D250FA#CC2FF8#C94EEF#D241EA#C52CF9#D835F0#D930FC#C147E9#B931FC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CA41FC  ·  #CA41FE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CA41FD?

#CA41FD is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 202, 65, 253). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CA41FD?

#CA41FD is RGB 202, 65, 253 — HSL 284°, 98%, 62% — CMYK 20%, 74%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #CA41FD?

Its complement is #72FD3F; analogous partners are #6B3FFD and #FD3FD1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CA41FD for text?

Black text on #CA41FD has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.69:1.