Palettes / Colors / #CA7FED

#CA7FED — Light Purple

#CA7FED is a purple color we call Light 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 #CA7FED 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.

#CA7FED 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 #A1ED7E; it also sits naturally between #927EED and #ED7ED8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 79% · Green 50% · Blue 93%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 46% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CA7FED

.text { color: #CA7FED; }
.background { background-color: #CA7FED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CA7FED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 127, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(281, 75%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CA7FED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 127, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CA7FED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 127, 237, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CA7FED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CA7FED">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A1ED7E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CA7FED: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CA7FED

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:

How #CA7FED 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 #CA7FED rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #CA7FED?

#CA7FED is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 202, 127, 237). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CA7FED?

#CA7FED is RGB 202, 127, 237 — HSL 281°, 75%, 71% — CMYK 15%, 46%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #CA7FED?

Its complement is #A1ED7E; analogous partners are #927EED and #ED7ED8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CA7FED for text?

Black text on #CA7FED has a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.70:1.