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#CA80EF — Light Vivid Purple

#CA80EF 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 #CA80EF 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.

#CA80EF 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 #A5EF80; it also sits naturally between #9280EF and #EF80DD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CA80EF · RGB 202, 128, 239

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Color values

HEX#CA80EF
RGB202, 128, 239
HSL280°, 78%, 72%
HSV280°, 46%, 94%
CMYK15%, 46%, 0%, 6%
XYZ47.66, 34.23, 85.76
Yxy34.23, 0.2843, 0.2042
CIE-Lab65.14, 47.47, -44.80
Hunter Lab58.50, 46.88, -51.03

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 79% · Green 50% · Blue 94%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 46% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CA80EF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CA80EF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CA80EF

.text { color: #CA80EF; }
.background { background-color: #CA80EF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CA80EF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 128, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(280, 78%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CA80EF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 128, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CA80EF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 128, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CA80EF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CA80EF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CA80EF

#BD60EB#B040E7#A425E4#9119CC#7A15AC#64118D#4D0D6D#3A0A52#230632#0D0212

Tints of #CA80EF

#CE89F0#D497F2#D7A0F3#DDADF5#E1B6F6#E5BFF7#EACDF9#EED6FA#F4E4FC#F7EDFD

Tones of #CA80EF

#C888E7#C590E0#C297D8#BFA0CF#BDA8C7#BAB0BF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A5EF80:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.68:1 Fails
Against black text7.85:1 AAA

Best text color on #CA80EF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CA80EF

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 #CA80EF: ·

How #CA80EF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #AAA9D4Deuteranopia · #AEB4CETritanopia · #C6BFBA

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 purple 500 · #A855F7Tailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EFTailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CA80EF rather than the exact color:

Misty Canyon
#DAA5EE · #CD82E9 · #741895 · #3A0A4C
Dusty Twilight
#A229BD · #C480E4 · #51D334 · #ADE3A0
Burning Whisper
#4FC8E4 · #678BE7 · #7A58DE · #D276EC
Palette F29aae
#F29AAE · #C47BE4 · #7132CA · #301CA0
Lucky Ruby Monsoon
#E5ABF2 · #D577E9 · #B11FD1 · #811B97
Lavender Haze
#5A189A · #9D4EDD · #C77DFF · #E0AAFF

Similar colors

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

#CD82E9#C480E4#D276EC#C47BE4#D577E9#C77DFF#D777EA#CD7EDE#BA7CE9#C68FE6#BC7AF9#CE6EEC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CA80EE  ·  #CA80F0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CA80EF?

#CA80EF is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 202, 128, 239). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CA80EF?

#CA80EF is RGB 202, 128, 239 — HSL 280°, 78%, 72% — CMYK 15%, 46%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #CA80EF?

Its complement is #A5EF80; analogous partners are #9280EF and #EF80DD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CA80EF for text?

Black text on #CA80EF has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.68:1.