Palettes / Colors / #CA9CFC

#CA9CFC — Light Vivid Purple

#CA9CFC is a purple color we call Light Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the purple family.

#CA9CFC is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CEFC9C; it also sits naturally between #9C9EFC and #FA9CFC. 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 61% · Blue 99%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 38% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CA9CFC

.text { color: #CA9CFC; }
.background { background-color: #CA9CFC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CA9CFC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 156, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(269, 94%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CA9CFC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 156, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CA9CFC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 156, 252, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CA9CFC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CA9CFC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CEFC9C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CA9CFC: #000000.

How #CA9CFC 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 #CA9CFC 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

← #CA9CFB  ·  #CA9CFD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CA9CFC?

#CA9CFC is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 202, 156, 252). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CA9CFC?

#CA9CFC is RGB 202, 156, 252 — HSL 269°, 94%, 80% — CMYK 20%, 38%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #CA9CFC?

Its complement is #CEFC9C; analogous partners are #9C9EFC and #FA9CFC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CA9CFC for text?

Black text on #CA9CFC has a contrast ratio of 9.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.17:1.