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#CA49FC — Vivid Purple

#CA49FC 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 #CA49FC 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.

#CA49FC 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 #7DFC4A; it also sits naturally between #714AFC and #FC4AD6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CA49FC · RGB 202, 73, 252

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Color values

HEX#CA49FC
RGB202, 73, 252
HSL283°, 97%, 64%
HSV283°, 71%, 99%
CMYK20%, 71%, 0%, 1%
XYZ44.31, 24.35, 94.46
Yxy24.35, 0.2716, 0.1493
CIE-Lab56.44, 75.47, -65.86
Hunter Lab49.35, 77.78, -84.78

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 79% · Green 29% · Blue 99%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 71% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CA49FC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CA49FC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CA49FC

.text { color: #CA49FC; }
.background { background-color: #CA49FC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CA49FC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 73, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(283, 97%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CA49FC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 73, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CA49FC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 73, 252, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CA49FC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CA49FC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CA49FC

#C12CFC#B80EFB#A704E7#9103C9#7B03AB#65028D#50026F#3A0150#240132#0E0014

Tints of #CA49FC

#CE59FC#D368FD#D97CFD#DD8BFD#E19BFD#E6AAFE#EAB9FE#F0CDFE#F5DCFE#F9EBFF

Tones of #CA49FC

#C457EF#BF64E3#B971D6#B47DCA#AE89BD#A996B0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #7DFC4A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.58:1 AA large only
Against black text5.87:1 AA

Best text color on #CA49FC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CA49FC

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 #CA49FC: ·

How #CA49FC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9291D1Deuteranopia · #9AA3C6Tritanopia · #C4AEA7

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 #CA49FC rather than the exact color:

Lucky Dusk
#200B0A · #C942FD · #2DBAFC · #B819FA
Tranquil Orchard
#22300B · #FA5947 · #D250FA · #FC19FD
Cosmic Ruby Lagoon
#38180C · #C93DFB · #ABF723 · #FB2AC9
Burning Ruby Canyon
#36AE0F · #51EE3F · #C94EEF · #E2B9F4
Dreamy Dusk
#3AC911 · #8DF15B · #C73CEE · #D4A0F1
Palette 2d033b
#2D033B · #810CA8 · #C147E9 · #E5B8F4

Similar colors

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

#C942FD#D250FA#C93DFB#C94EEF#C73CEE#C147E9#D241EA#DF4EF9#DC53F1#D754EA#B242FE#B44DEF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CA49FB  ·  #CA49FD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CA49FC?

#CA49FC is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 202, 73, 252). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CA49FC?

#CA49FC is RGB 202, 73, 252 — HSL 283°, 97%, 64% — CMYK 20%, 71%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #CA49FC?

Its complement is #7DFC4A; analogous partners are #714AFC and #FC4AD6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CA49FC for text?

Black text on #CA49FC has a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.58:1.