#CA029F Color

#CA029F is rgb(202, 2, 159) in RGB, hsl(313, 98%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 99%, 21%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Byzantine (#BD33A4), visibly different at ΔE 11.4. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CA029F

HEX#CA029F

RGBrgb(202, 2, 159)

HSLhsl(313, 98%, 40%)

HSVhsv(313, 99%, 79%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 99%, 21%, 21%)

OKLCHoklch(56.5% 0.244 341)

LABlab(46.02% 74.21 -28.44)

LCHlch(46.02% 79.47 339.04)

What #CA029F 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 #CA029F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 11.4 Royal Fuchsia#CA2C92ΔE 13.17 Frostbite#E936A7ΔE 13.5 Artist's Purple#C71585ΔE 15.13 Shocking Pink#FC0FC0ΔE 16.58 Razzle Dazzle Rose#FF33CCΔE 16.84

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

#CA029F Channel Values

How #CA029F breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 202 · G 2 · B 159	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 313° · S 98% · L 40%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 313° · S 99% · V 79%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 99% · Y 21% · K 21%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	5.22:1 vs white · 4.02:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CA029F 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.

TextWhite text5.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text4.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CA029F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CA029F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CA029F; 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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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #CA029F

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CA029F.

How #CA029F 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#CA029F

Protanopia#5A5A9E

Protanomaly#94469F

Deuteranopia#7A7A9C

Deuteranomaly#A0609D

Tritanopia#C33B3B

Tritanomaly#C62E71

Achromatopsia#6C6C6C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CA029F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ca029f: #CA029F;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CA029F;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ca029f': '#CA029F' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.008, blue: 0.624)

Android XML<color name="color_ca029f">#CA029F</color>

SVG fillfill="#CA029F"

More Pink Colors

#CA029F sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15 fff5ff 240024 fff5f8 2e051f fff0ff 2f1d2f fff0f6 301934 fff0f5 330033 ffe0f0 57001d 754875 940094 a800b7 c43162 d07cd0 e0115f e936a7 f38fa9 fb64b6 ff0a85 ff70b8

#CA029F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CA029F?

#CA029F is a mid-tone pink — rgb(202, 2, 159) in RGB and hsl(313, 98%, 40%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Byzantine (#BD33A4), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.4.

What is the RGB value of #CA029F?

#CA029F is rgb(202, 2, 159) — red 202, green 2, and blue 159 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CA029F?

#CA029F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 99%, 21%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CA029F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #CA029F scores 5.22:1 against white and 4.02:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CA029F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CA029F 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 mediumvioletred (#C71585) at a CIE76 distance of 15.13, which is visibly different.

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