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#CA77FE Color

#CA77FE is rgb(202, 119, 254) in RGB, hsl(277, 99%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 53%, 0%, 0%) 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 8.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CA77FE
HEX#CA77FE
RGBrgb(202, 119, 254)
HSLhsl(277, 99%, 73%)
HSVhsv(277, 53%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 53%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(71.4% 0.202 310.7)
LABlab(63.65% 50.28 -55.01)
LCHlch(63.65% 74.53 312.43)

What #CA77FE 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 #CA77FE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 8.58Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 13.61Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 15.06Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 18.01Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 19.25Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 19.4

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

#CA77FE Channel Values

How #CA77FE 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 119 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 277° · S 99% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 277° · S 53% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 53% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.77:1 vs white · 7.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CA77FE 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 text2.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CA77FE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CA77FE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CA77FE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CA77FE
Complementary
#AAFE76
Analogous
#8676FE
Analogous
#FE76EE
Triadic
#FECA76
Triadic
#76FECA
Split comp.
#EEFE76
Split comp.
#76FE86

Tints & Shades of #CA77FE

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

#D28AFE
#D89AFE
#E0AEFF
#E6BDFF
#EDD1FF
#F3E1FF

Shades

#B643FE
#A310FE
#8701DA
#6B01AD
#4B017A
#2C0047

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CA77FE.

How #CA77FE 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#CA77FE
Protanopia#8A8AFE
Protanomaly#A783FE
Deuteranopia#9999FD
Deuteranomaly#AF8DFD
Tritanopia#B99292
Tritanomaly#C088C7
Achromatopsia#9B9B9B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CA77FE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ca77fe: #CA77FE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CA77FE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ca77fe': '#CA77FE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.467, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_ca77fe">#CA77FE</color>
SVG fillfill="#CA77FE"

More Purple Colors

#CA77FE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CA77FE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CA77FE?

#CA77FE is a light purple — rgb(202, 119, 254) in RGB and hsl(277, 99%, 73%) 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 8.58.

What is the RGB value of #CA77FE?

#CA77FE is rgb(202, 119, 254) — red 202, green 119, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CA77FE?

#CA77FE converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 53%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CA77FE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CA77FE scores 2.77:1 against white and 7.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CA77FE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CA77FE 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 13.61, which is visibly different.

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