Palettes / Colors / #CA87DA

#CA87DA — Light Muted Purple

#CA87DA is a purple color we call Light Muted 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 #CA87DA 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.

#CA87DA is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #97DA86; it also sits naturally between #9F86DA and #DA86C1. 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 53% · Blue 85%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 38% · Yellow 0% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CA87DA

.text { color: #CA87DA; }
.background { background-color: #CA87DA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CA87DA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 135, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(288, 53%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CA87DA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 135, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CA87DA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 135, 218, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CA87DA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CA87DA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #97DA86:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CA87DA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CA87DA

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 #CA87DA 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 #CA87DA 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 #CA87DA?

#CA87DA is Light Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 202, 135, 218). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CA87DA?

#CA87DA is RGB 202, 135, 218 — HSL 288°, 53%, 69% — CMYK 7%, 38%, 0%, 15%.

What colors go with #CA87DA?

Its complement is #97DA86; analogous partners are #9F86DA and #DA86C1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CA87DA for text?

Black text on #CA87DA has a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.63:1.