Palettes / Colors / #CA5EFD
#CA5EFD — Light Vivid Purple
#CA5EFD is a purple color we call Light 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 #CA5EFD 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.
#CA5EFD 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 #90FD5D; it also sits naturally between #7B5DFD and #FD5DE0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CA5EFD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 202, 94, 253 |
| HSL | 281°, 98%, 68% |
| HSV | 281°, 63%, 99% |
| CMYK | 20%, 63%, 0%, 1% |
| XYZ | 46.09, 27.65, 95.84 |
| Yxy | 27.65, 0.2718, 0.1631 |
| CIE-Lab | 59.57, 67.06, -61.37 |
| Hunter Lab | 52.59, 68.30, -76.95 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 79% · Green 37% · Blue 99%
Cyan 20% · Magenta 63% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CA5EFD
.text { color: #CA5EFD; }
.background { background-color: #CA5EFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CA5EFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 94, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(281, 98%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CA5EFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 94, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CA5EFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 94, 253, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CA5EFD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CA5EFD">Div content here</div>
Shades of #CA5EFD
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Tones of #CA5EFD
Color harmonies
Complementary — #90FD5D:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 3.22:1 AA large only |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 6.53:1 AA |
Best text color on #CA5EFD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CA5EFD
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #CA5EFD: ·
How #CA5EFD looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
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:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #CA5EFD rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #CA5EFD?
#CA5EFD is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 202, 94, 253). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CA5EFD?
#CA5EFD is RGB 202, 94, 253 — HSL 281°, 98%, 68% — CMYK 20%, 63%, 0%, 1%.
What colors go with #CA5EFD?
Its complement is #90FD5D; analogous partners are #7B5DFD and #FD5DE0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CA5EFD for text?
Black text on #CA5EFD has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.22:1.