#CA87FF
Amethyst · light cool purple
About #CA87FF
#CA87FF is a light, vivid purple colour. Digitally that works out to 79% red, 53% green and 100% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 21% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is somewhere between Amethyst and Orchid (ΔE 17.0), with Orchid the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BCFF87 (mint), its complementary partner.
Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.42:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CA87FF?
#CA87FF is a light, vivid purple colour. Digitally that works out to 79% red, 53% green and 100% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 21% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CA87FF?
Use black text. Black on #CA87FF has a contrast ratio of 8.42:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CA87FF?
Its complementary colour is #BCFF87, and analogous partners are #8E87FF and #FF87F8.