Palettes / Colors / #CA8AEE

#CA8AEE — Light Purple

#CA8AEE is a purple color we call Light Purple, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #CA8AEE 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.

#CA8AEE 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 #AFEE8B; it also sits naturally between #988BEE and #EE8BE1. 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 54% · Blue 93%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 42% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CA8AEE

.text { color: #CA8AEE; }
.background { background-color: #CA8AEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CA8AEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 138, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(278, 75%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CA8AEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 138, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CA8AEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 138, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CA8AEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CA8AEE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AFEE8B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CA8AEE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CA8AEE

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 #CA8AEE 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 #CA8AEE 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 #CA8AEE?

#CA8AEE is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 202, 138, 238). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CA8AEE?

#CA8AEE is RGB 202, 138, 238 — HSL 278°, 75%, 74% — CMYK 15%, 42%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #CA8AEE?

Its complement is #AFEE8B; analogous partners are #988BEE and #EE8BE1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CA8AEE for text?

Black text on #CA8AEE has a contrast ratio of 8.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.51:1.