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#CA01E9 Color

#CA01E9 is rgb(202, 1, 233) in RGB, hsl(292, 99%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 100%, 0%, 9%) 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 5.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CA01E9
HEX#CA01E9
RGBrgb(202, 1, 233)
HSLhsl(292, 99%, 46%)
HSVhsv(292, 100%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 100%, 0%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(60.9% 0.291 320.7)
LABlab(49.62% 81.87 -65.72)
LCHlch(49.62% 104.99 321.24)

What #CA01E9 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 #CA01E9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 5.97Phlox#DF00FFΔE 8.91Vivid Orchid#CC00FFΔE 10.26Electric Purple#BF00FFΔE 13.38Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 15.81Fuchsia#FF00FFΔE 16.57

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

#CA01E9 Channel Values

How #CA01E9 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 1 · B 2338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 292° · S 99% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 292° · S 100% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 100% · Y 0% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.48:1 vs white · 4.69:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CA01E9 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 text4.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CA01E9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CA01E9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CA01E9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CA01E9
Complementary
#20E901
Analogous
#5601E9
Analogous
#E90194
Triadic
#E9CA01
Triadic
#01E9CA
Split comp.
#94E901
Split comp.
#01E956

Tints & Shades of #CA01E9

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

#DE10FE
#E439FE
#E95DFE
#EE85FE
#F3A9FF
#F9D1FF

Shades

#B001CB
#9601AD
#7B018E
#610170
#460051
#2C0033

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CA01E9.

How #CA01E9 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#CA01E9
Protanopia#5959E9
Protanomaly#9446E9
Deuteranopia#7A7AE7
Deuteranomaly#A060E8
Tritanopia#B95A5A
Tritanomaly#C046A7
Achromatopsia#777777

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CA01E9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ca01e9: #CA01E9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CA01E9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ca01e9': '#CA01E9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.004, blue: 0.914)
Android XML<color name="color_ca01e9">#CA01E9</color>
SVG fillfill="#CA01E9"

More Pink Colors

#CA01E9 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#CA01E9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CA01E9?

#CA01E9 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(202, 1, 233) in RGB and hsl(292, 99%, 46%) 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 5.97.

What is the RGB value of #CA01E9?

#CA01E9 is rgb(202, 1, 233) — red 202, green 1, and blue 233 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CA01E9?

#CA01E9 converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 100%, 0%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CA01E9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CA01E9 scores 4.48:1 against white and 4.69:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CA01E9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CA01E9 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 fuchsia (#FF00FF) at a CIE76 distance of 16.57, which is visibly different.

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