Palettes / Colors / #CA5EFE
#CA5EFE — Light Vivid Purple
#CA5EFE 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 #CA5EFE 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.
#CA5EFE 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 #90FE5D; it also sits naturally between #7A5DFE and #FE5DE1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CA5EFE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 202, 94, 254 |
| HSL | 281°, 99%, 68% |
| HSV | 281°, 63%, 100% |
| CMYK | 20%, 63%, 0%, 0% |
| XYZ | 46.25, 27.72, 96.68 |
| Yxy | 27.72, 0.2710, 0.1624 |
| CIE-Lab | 59.63, 67.27, -61.83 |
| Hunter Lab | 52.65, 68.56, -77.77 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 79% · Green 37% · Blue 100%
Cyan 20% · Magenta 63% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CA5EFE
.text { color: #CA5EFE; }
.background { background-color: #CA5EFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CA5EFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 94, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(281, 99%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CA5EFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 94, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CA5EFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 94, 254, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CA5EFE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CA5EFE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #CA5EFE
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #90FE5D:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 3.21:1 AA large only |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 6.54:1 AA |
Best text color on #CA5EFE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CA5EFE
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 #CA5EFE: ·
How #CA5EFE 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 #CA5EFE 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 #CA5EFE?
#CA5EFE is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 202, 94, 254). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CA5EFE?
#CA5EFE is RGB 202, 94, 254 — HSL 281°, 99%, 68% — CMYK 20%, 63%, 0%, 0%.
What colors go with #CA5EFE?
Its complement is #90FE5D; analogous partners are #7A5DFE and #FE5DE1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CA5EFE for text?
Black text on #CA5EFE has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.21:1.