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#CA42FF Color

#CA42FF is rgb(202, 66, 255) in RGB, hsl(283, 100%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 74%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CA42FF
HEX#CA42FF
RGBrgb(202, 66, 255)
HSLhsl(283, 100%, 63%)
HSVhsv(283, 74%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 74%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(65.4% 0.271 314.4)
LABlab(55.18% 72.67 -69.06)
LCHlch(55.18% 100.25 316.46)

What #CA42FF 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 #CA42FF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 9.97Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 14.3Vivid Orchid#CC00FFΔE 14.35Phlox#DF00FFΔE 15.4Electric Purple#BF00FFΔE 15.57Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 16.69

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

#CA42FF Channel Values

How #CA42FF 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 66 · B 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 283° · S 100% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 283° · S 74% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 74% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.66:1 vs white · 5.73:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CA42FF 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 text3.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CA42FF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CA42FF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CA42FF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CA42FF
Complementary
#78FF42
Analogous
#6B42FF
Analogous
#FF42D6
Triadic
#FFCA42
Triadic
#42FFCA
Split comp.
#D6FF42
Split comp.
#42FF6B

Tints & Shades of #CA42FF

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

#D15CFF
#D875FF
#DF8FFF
#E6A8FF
#EEC2FF
#F5DBFF

Shades

#BE1AFF
#A800EB
#8B00C2
#6A0094
#4D006B
#2C003D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CA42FF.

How #CA42FF 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#CA42FF
Protanopia#6B6BFF
Protanomaly#9A5DFF
Deuteranopia#8484FD
Deuteranomaly#A570FE
Tritanopia#B67474
Tritanomaly#BF63BC
Achromatopsia#868686

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CA42FF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ca42ff: #CA42FF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CA42FF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ca42ff': '#CA42FF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.259, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_ca42ff">#CA42FF</color>
SVG fillfill="#CA42FF"

More Purple Colors

#CA42FF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CA42FF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CA42FF?

#CA42FF is a light purple — rgb(202, 66, 255) in RGB and hsl(283, 100%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.97.

What is the RGB value of #CA42FF?

#CA42FF is rgb(202, 66, 255) — red 202, green 66, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CA42FF?

#CA42FF converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 74%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CA42FF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CA42FF scores 3.66:1 against white and 5.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CA42FF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CA42FF 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 16.69, which is visibly different.

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