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#CA49EF — Vivid Purple

#CA49EF 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 #CA49EF 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.

#CA49EF 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 #6CEF48; it also sits naturally between #7748EF and #EF48C0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CA49EF · RGB 202, 73, 239

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Color values

HEX#CA49EF
RGB202, 73, 239
HSL287°, 84%, 61%
HSV287°, 69%, 94%
CMYK15%, 69%, 0%, 6%
XYZ42.32, 23.55, 83.98
Yxy23.55, 0.2824, 0.1572
CIE-Lab55.64, 73.02, -59.90
Hunter Lab48.53, 74.48, -74.00

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 79% · Green 29% · Blue 94%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 69% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CA49EF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CA49EF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CA49EF

.text { color: #CA49EF; }
.background { background-color: #CA49EF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CA49EF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 73, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(287, 84%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CA49EF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 73, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CA49EF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 73, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CA49EF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CA49EF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CA49EF

#C32CED#BC14EB#A612CE#8F10B2#7C0D9B#660B7F#4F0963#380646#26042F#0F0213

Tints of #CA49EF

#D05BF1#D469F2#DA7CF4#DE8AF5#E39CF6#E7ABF8#ECBDF9#F0CBFB#F6DEFC#FAECFD

Tones of #CA49EF

#C454E3#BD60D7#B76CCB#B078BF#A984B3#A290A7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #6CEF48:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.68:1 AA large only
Against black text5.71:1 AA

Best text color on #CA49EF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CA49EF

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 #CA49EF: ·

How #CA49EF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9291C7Deuteranopia · #9AA3BDTritanopia · #C4A7A0

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 #CA49EF rather than the exact color:

Burning Ruby Canyon
#36AE0F · #51EE3F · #C94EEF · #E2B9F4
Palette 2d033b
#2D033B · #810CA8 · #C147E9 · #E5B8F4
Amber Tempest
#499AE1 · #2835E2 · #7D3DDF · #D241EA
Dreamy Dusk
#3AC911 · #8DF15B · #C73CEE · #D4A0F1
Dusty Ruby Bloom
#CC4AE0 · #D71C85 · #F0504E · #B87415
Tranquil Orchard
#22300B · #FA5947 · #D250FA · #FC19FD

Similar colors

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

#C94EEF#C147E9#D241EA#C73CEE#CC4AE0#D250FA#C942FD#C93DFB#D644E4#D04BDF#BD4DE4#D754EA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CA49EE  ·  #CA49F0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CA49EF?

#CA49EF is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 202, 73, 239). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CA49EF?

#CA49EF is RGB 202, 73, 239 — HSL 287°, 84%, 61% — CMYK 15%, 69%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #CA49EF?

Its complement is #6CEF48; analogous partners are #7748EF and #EF48C0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CA49EF for text?

Black text on #CA49EF has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.68:1.