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#CA62EA Color

#CA62EA is rgb(202, 98, 234) in RGB, hsl(286, 76%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 58%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Heliotrope (#DF73FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.86. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CA62EA
HEX#CA62EA
RGBrgb(202, 98, 234)
HSLhsl(286, 76%, 65%)
HSVhsv(286, 58%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 58%, 0%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(67.4% 0.213 317.6)
LABlab(58.87% 57.00 -51.53)
LCHlch(58.87% 76.84 317.89)

What #CA62EA 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 #CA62EA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 6.86Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 7.12Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 14.49Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 15.34Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 15.67Shocking Pink (Crayola)#FF6FFFΔE 16.56

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

#CA62EA Channel Values

How #CA62EA 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 98 · B 2348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 286° · S 76% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 286° · S 58% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 58% · Y 0% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.26:1 vs white · 6.45:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CA62EA 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 text3.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CA62EA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CA62EA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CA62EA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CA62EA
Complementary
#82EA62
Analogous
#8662EA
Analogous
#EA62C5
Triadic
#EACA62
Triadic
#62EACA
Split comp.
#C5EA62
Split comp.
#62EA86

Tints & Shades of #CA62EA

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

#D278ED
#D88AEF
#DFA1F2
#E7B7F5
#EECEF8
#F4E0FB

Shades

#BC3AE4
#AC1DD7
#8C18AF
#6C1287
#4B0D5E
#2F083A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CA62EA.

How #CA62EA 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#CA62EA
Protanopia#7C7CEA
Protanomaly#A173EA
Deuteranopia#9090E8
Deuteranomaly#AA80E9
Tritanopia#BC7F7F
Tritanomaly#C274B4
Achromatopsia#8E8E8E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CA62EA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ca62ea: #CA62EA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CA62EA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ca62ea': '#CA62EA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.384, blue: 0.918)
Android XML<color name="color_ca62ea">#CA62EA</color>
SVG fillfill="#CA62EA"

More Purple Colors

#CA62EA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CA62EA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CA62EA?

#CA62EA is a light purple — rgb(202, 98, 234) in RGB and hsl(286, 76%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Heliotrope (#DF73FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.86.

What is the RGB value of #CA62EA?

#CA62EA is rgb(202, 98, 234) — red 202, green 98, and blue 234 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CA62EA?

#CA62EA converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 58%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CA62EA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CA62EA scores 3.26:1 against white and 6.45:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CA62EA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CA62EA 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 mediumorchid (#BA55D3) at a CIE76 distance of 7.12, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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