Palettes / Colors / #CA75FF
#CA75FF — Light Vivid Purple
#CA75FF is a purple color we call Light Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Violet (#EE82EE). It belongs to the purple family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: violet (#EE82EE) — not an exact match. CSS violet gives you #EE82EE, a different color; use #CA75FF 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.
#CA75FF 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 #AAFF75; it also sits naturally between #8575FF and #FF75EF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CA75FF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 202, 117, 255 |
| HSL | 277°, 100%, 73% |
| HSV | 277°, 54%, 100% |
| CMYK | 21%, 54%, 0%, 0% |
| XYZ | 48.77, 32.50, 98.31 |
| Yxy | 32.50, 0.2716, 0.1810 |
| CIE-Lab | 63.75, 56.52, -55.80 |
| Hunter Lab | 57.01, 56.87, -67.96 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 79% · Green 46% · Blue 100%
Cyan 21% · Magenta 54% · 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 #CA75FF
.text { color: #CA75FF; }
.background { background-color: #CA75FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CA75FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 117, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(277, 100%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CA75FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 117, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CA75FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 117, 255, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CA75FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CA75FF">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #AAFF75:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.80:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 7.50:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CA75FF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CA75FF
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 #CA75FF: ·
How #CA75FF 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 #CA75FF 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 #CA75FF?
#CA75FF is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 202, 117, 255). Its closest standard named color is Violet.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CA75FF?
#CA75FF is RGB 202, 117, 255 — HSL 277°, 100%, 73% — CMYK 21%, 54%, 0%, 0%.
What colors go with #CA75FF?
Its complement is #AAFF75; analogous partners are #8575FF and #FF75EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CA75FF for text?
Black text on #CA75FF has a contrast ratio of 7.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.80:1.