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#CA02B9 Color

#CA02B9 is rgb(202, 2, 185) in RGB, hsl(305, 98%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 99%, 8%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.24. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CA02B9
HEX#CA02B9
RGBrgb(202, 2, 185)
HSLhsl(305, 98%, 40%)
HSVhsv(305, 99%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 99%, 8%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(57.9% 0.259 333.1)
LABlab(47.14% 76.59 -42.09)
LCHlch(47.14% 87.39 331.21)

What #CA02B9 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 #CA02B9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 8.24Hot Magenta#FF1DCEΔE 16.99Purple Pizzazz#FE4EDAΔE 17.42Razzle Dazzle Rose#FF33CCΔE 17.6Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 18.01Hot Fuchsia#FF00C6ΔE 18.66

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

#CA02B9 Channel Values

How #CA02B9 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 2 · B 1858-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 305° · S 98% · L 40%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 305° · S 99% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 99% · Y 8% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.98:1 vs white · 4.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CA02B9 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 text4.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CA02B9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CA02B9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CA02B9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CA02B9
Complementary
#02CA13
Analogous
#7702CA
Analogous
#CA0255
Triadic
#B9CA02
Triadic
#02B9CA
Split comp.
#55CA02
Split comp.
#02CA77

Tints & Shades of #CA02B9

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

#F202DE
#FD26EB
#FD4EEF
#FE77F2
#FE9FF6
#FECDFA

Shades

#B102A2
#97028B
#7E0174
#600158
#470141
#2D002A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CA02B9.

How #CA02B9 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#CA02B9
Protanopia#5A5AB9
Protanomaly#9446B9
Deuteranopia#7A7AB6
Deuteranomaly#A060B7
Tritanopia#C04646
Tritanomaly#C43684
Achromatopsia#707070

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CA02B9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ca02b9: #CA02B9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CA02B9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ca02b9': '#CA02B9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.008, blue: 0.725)
Android XML<color name="color_ca02b9">#CA02B9</color>
SVG fillfill="#CA02B9"

More Pink Colors

#CA02B9 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#CA02B9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CA02B9?

#CA02B9 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(202, 2, 185) in RGB and hsl(305, 98%, 40%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.24.

What is the RGB value of #CA02B9?

#CA02B9 is rgb(202, 2, 185) — red 202, green 2, and blue 185 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CA02B9?

#CA02B9 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 99%, 8%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CA02B9 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #CA02B9 scores 4.98:1 against white and 4.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CA02B9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CA02B9 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 darkmagenta (#8B008B) at a CIE76 distance of 22.74, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.