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#CA04DC Color

#CA04DC is rgb(202, 4, 220) in RGB, hsl(295, 96%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 98%, 0%, 14%) 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 9.13. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CA04DC
HEX#CA04DC
RGBrgb(202, 4, 220)
HSLhsl(295, 96%, 44%)
HSVhsv(295, 98%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 98%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(60.1% 0.281 323.8)
LABlab(48.97% 80.14 -59.40)
LCHlch(48.97% 99.75 323.45)

What #CA04DC 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 #CA04DC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 9.13Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 13.66Phlox#DF00FFΔE 14.26Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 15.85Vivid Orchid#CC00FFΔE 16.83Fuchsia#FF00FFΔE 17.5

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

#CA04DC Channel Values

How #CA04DC 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 4 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 295° · S 96% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 295° · S 98% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 98% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.6:1 vs white · 4.56:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CA04DC 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 text4.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CA04DC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CA04DC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CA04DC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CA04DC
Complementary
#16DC04
Analogous
#5E04DC
Analogous
#DC0482
Triadic
#DCCA04
Triadic
#04DCCA
Split comp.
#82DC04
Split comp.
#04DC5E

Tints & Shades of #CA04DC

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

#E70FFA
#EA32FB
#EE5AFC
#F282FC
#F6AAFD
#FACDFE

Shades

#AE04BE
#9703A5
#7C0387
#600269
#45024B
#2E0132

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CA04DC.

How #CA04DC 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#CA04DC
Protanopia#5A5ADC
Protanomaly#9446DC
Deuteranopia#7A7ADA
Deuteranomaly#A060DB
Tritanopia#BB5555
Tritanomaly#C1429E
Achromatopsia#757575

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CA04DC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ca04dc: #CA04DC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CA04DC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ca04dc': '#CA04DC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.016, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_ca04dc">#CA04DC</color>
SVG fillfill="#CA04DC"

More Pink Colors

#CA04DC sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#CA04DC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CA04DC?

#CA04DC is a mid-tone pink — rgb(202, 4, 220) in RGB and hsl(295, 96%, 44%) 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 9.13.

What is the RGB value of #CA04DC?

#CA04DC is rgb(202, 4, 220) — red 202, green 4, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CA04DC?

#CA04DC converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 98%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CA04DC be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #CA04DC scores 4.6:1 against white and 4.56:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CA04DC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CA04DC 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 17.5, 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.