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#CA95DF — Light Muted Purple

#CA95DF is a purple color we call Light Muted 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 #CA95DF 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.

#CA95DF 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 #AADF95; it also sits naturally between #A595DF and #DF95CF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CA95DF · RGB 202, 149, 223

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Color values

HEX#CA95DF
RGB202, 149, 223
HSL283°, 54%, 73%
HSV283°, 33%, 87%
CMYK9%, 33%, 0%, 13%
XYZ48.42, 39.38, 74.86
Yxy39.38, 0.2977, 0.2421
CIE-Lab69.03, 32.85, -29.93
Hunter Lab62.75, 31.77, -31.38

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 79% · Green 58% · Blue 87%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 33% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CA95DF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CA95DF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CA95DF

.text { color: #CA95DF; }
.background { background-color: #CA95DF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CA95DF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 149, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(283, 54%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CA95DF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 149, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CA95DF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 149, 223, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CA95DF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CA95DF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CA95DF

#BD79D7#AF5ECF#A143C7#8E35B1#7B2E99#65267E#4F1D62#391547#230D2B#0D0510

Tints of #CA95DF

#CE9DE2#D4A9E5#D8B0E8#DCB8EA#E2C4ED#E6CCF0#EAD4F2#EDDCF4#F3E7F8#F7EFFA

Tones of #CA95DF

#C89ADA#C69FD5#C3A5CF#C1AACA#BFB0C4#BDB5C0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #AADF95:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.37:1 Fails
Against black text8.88:1 AAA

Best text color on #CA95DF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CA95DF

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 #CA95DF: ·

How #CA95DF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B3B3CDDeuteranopia · #B6BAC9Tritanopia · #C7BFBC

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 · #A855F7Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CA95DF rather than the exact color:

Palette Cdf0ea
#CDF0EA · #F9F9F9 · #F6C6EA · #C490E4
Palette 1230ae
#1230AE · #6C48C5 · #C68FE6 · #FFF7F7
Tranquil Tempest
#C59EE0 · #8338B8 · #461966 · #2D1141
Palette Fce2db
#FCE2DB · #F1C6D3 · #E4A3D4 · #C295D8
Burning Ruby Horizon
#C193D9 · #CF69B6 · #DC95A0 · #CD8A56
Palette E2dea9
#E2DEA9 · #D18CE0 · #ECA6A6 · #EEEEEE

Similar colors

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

#C490E4#C68FE6#C59EE0#C295D8#C193D9#D18CE0#CD90D5#CF9BE8#C8A1E0#D69ADE#CCA2E1#C49AEB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CA95DE  ·  #CA95E0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CA95DF?

#CA95DF is Light Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 202, 149, 223). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CA95DF?

#CA95DF is RGB 202, 149, 223 — HSL 283°, 54%, 73% — CMYK 9%, 33%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #CA95DF?

Its complement is #AADF95; analogous partners are #A595DF and #DF95CF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CA95DF for text?

Black text on #CA95DF has a contrast ratio of 8.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.37:1.