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#CA18F7 Color

#CA18F7 is rgb(202, 24, 247) in RGB, hsl(288, 93%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 90%, 0%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Orchid (#CC00FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.56. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CA18F7
HEX#CA18F7
RGBrgb(202, 24, 247)
HSLhsl(288, 93%, 53%)
HSVhsv(288, 90%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 90%, 0%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(62.4% 0.294 317.3)
LABlab(51.19% 81.45 -71.05)
LCHlch(51.19% 108.08 318.90)

What #CA18F7 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #CA18F7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Orchid#CC00FFΔE 5.56Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 7.22Phlox#DF00FFΔE 7.47Electric Purple#BF00FFΔE 8.4Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 13.79Vibrant Purple#AA00FFΔE 14.92

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#CA18F7 Channel Values

How #CA18F7 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 202 · G 24 · B 2478-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 288° · S 93% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 288° · S 90% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 90% · Y 0% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.21:1 vs white · 4.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CA18F7 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text4.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CA18F7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CA18F7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CA18F7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CA18F7
Complementary
#44F718
Analogous
#5B18F7
Analogous
#F718B4
Triadic
#F7CA18
Triadic
#18F7CA
Split comp.
#B4F718
Split comp.
#18F75B

Tints & Shades of #CA18F7

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D135F8
#D958F9
#DF75FA
#E798FB
#EEB5FC
#F6D8FE

Shades

#B708E2
#9B07C0
#7F069D
#63047B
#480359
#2C0236

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CA18F7.

How #CA18F7 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#CA18F7
Protanopia#5D5DF7
Protanomaly#954AF7
Deuteranopia#7C7CF5
Deuteranomaly#A163F6
Tritanopia#B76363
Tritanomaly#BF4FB2
Achromatopsia#7B7B7B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CA18F7 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ca18f7: #CA18F7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CA18F7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ca18f7': '#CA18F7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.094, blue: 0.969)
Android XML<color name="color_ca18f7">#CA18F7</color>
SVG fillfill="#CA18F7"

More Purple Colors

#CA18F7 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CA18F7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CA18F7?

#CA18F7 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(202, 24, 247) in RGB and hsl(288, 93%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Orchid (#CC00FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.56.

What is the RGB value of #CA18F7?

#CA18F7 is rgb(202, 24, 247) — red 202, green 24, and blue 247 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CA18F7?

#CA18F7 converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 90%, 0%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CA18F7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CA18F7 scores 4.21:1 against white and 4.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CA18F7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CA18F7 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkviolet (#9400D3) at a CIE76 distance of 16.59, which is visibly different.

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