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#CA91FD Color

#CA91FD is rgb(202, 145, 253) in RGB, hsl(272, 96%, 78%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 43%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Violet (#CC99FF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.34. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CA91FD
HEX#CA91FD
RGBrgb(202, 145, 253)
HSLhsl(272, 96%, 78%)
HSVhsv(272, 43%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 43%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(75.3% 0.16 307.3)
LABlab(69.04% 37.06 -46.01)
LCHlch(69.04% 59.08 308.85)

What #CA91FD 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 #CA91FD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#CA91FD Channel Values

How #CA91FD 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 145 · B 2538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 272° · S 96% · L 78%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 272° · S 43% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 43% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.34:1 vs white · 8.98:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CA91FD 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 text2.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CA91FD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CA91FD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #CA91FD

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CA91FD.

How #CA91FD 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#CA91FD
Protanopia#9D9DFD
Protanomaly#B198FD
Deuteranopia#A7A7FC
Deuteranomaly#B69EFC
Tritanopia#BCA4A4
Tritanomaly#C29DCE
Achromatopsia#A9A9A9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CA91FD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ca91fd: #CA91FD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CA91FD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ca91fd': '#CA91FD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.569, blue: 0.992)
Android XML<color name="color_ca91fd">#CA91FD</color>
SVG fillfill="#CA91FD"

More Purple Colors

#CA91FD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CA91FD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CA91FD?

#CA91FD is a light purple — rgb(202, 145, 253) in RGB and hsl(272, 96%, 78%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Violet (#CC99FF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.34.

What is the RGB value of #CA91FD?

#CA91FD is rgb(202, 145, 253) — red 202, green 145, and blue 253 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CA91FD?

#CA91FD converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 43%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CA91FD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CA91FD scores 2.34:1 against white and 8.98:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CA91FD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CA91FD 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 mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 16.21, which is visibly different.

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