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#CA5BEC — Vivid Purple

#CA5BEC 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 #CA5BEC 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.

#CA5BEC 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 #7DEC5B; it also sits naturally between #815BEC and #EC5BC5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CA5BEC · RGB 202, 91, 236

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Color values

HEX#CA5BEC
RGB202, 91, 236
HSL286°, 79%, 64%
HSV286°, 61%, 93%
CMYK14%, 61%, 0%, 7%
XYZ43.24, 26.09, 82.11
Yxy26.09, 0.2855, 0.1723
CIE-Lab58.13, 65.03, -54.24
Hunter Lab51.08, 65.45, -64.73

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 79% · Green 36% · Blue 93%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 61% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CA5BEC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CA5BEC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CA5BEC

.text { color: #CA5BEC; }
.background { background-color: #CA5BEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CA5BEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 91, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(286, 79%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CA5BEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 91, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CA5BEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 91, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CA5BEC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CA5BEC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CA5BEC

#C13FE9#B824E5#A719D2#9115B7#7B129B#650F80#500C64#3A0949#24052E#0E0212

Tints of #CA5BEC

#CE68ED#D376EF#D988F1#DD96F3#E1A4F4#E6B1F6#EABFF8#F0D1FA#F5DFFB#F9EDFD

Tones of #CA5BEC

#C465E2#BF70D7#B97ACD#B484C2#AE8EB8#A999AD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #7DEC5B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.38:1 AA large only
Against black text6.22:1 AA

Best text color on #CA5BEC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CA5BEC

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 #CA5BEC: ·

How #CA5BEC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9A99C9Deuteranopia · #A0A9C1Tritanopia · #C4ADA7

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 #CA5BEC rather than the exact color:

Burning Ruby Terrace
#6816B3 · #C65FEC · #9DEB57 · #B1EC9A
Gentle Ruby Horizon
#62109C · #C260EF · #68DA16 · #C3F2B3
Burning Ruby Canyon
#36AE0F · #51EE3F · #C94EEF · #E2B9F4
Vivid Ruby Lagoon
#DD85F0 · #D066E6 · #B927D8 · #530F61
Dusty Ruby Saffron
#28AC15 · #9EEE74 · #D754EA · #EB98EB
Velvet Ruby Marble
#134FA9 · #4D1CE5 · #DA5AEC · #F4A0C9

Similar colors

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

#C65FEC#C260EF#C94EEF#D066E6#D754EA#DA5AEC#C664DF#CF6BED#BC53E3#B961E5#D858DF#CE6EEC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CA5BEB  ·  #CA5BED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CA5BEC?

#CA5BEC is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 202, 91, 236). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CA5BEC?

#CA5BEC is RGB 202, 91, 236 — HSL 286°, 79%, 64% — CMYK 14%, 61%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #CA5BEC?

Its complement is #7DEC5B; analogous partners are #815BEC and #EC5BC5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CA5BEC for text?

Black text on #CA5BEC has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.38:1.