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#CA078F Color

#CA078F is rgb(202, 7, 143) in RGB, hsl(318, 93%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 97%, 29%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Artist's Purple (#C71585), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.17. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CA078F
HEX#CA078F
RGBrgb(202, 7, 143)
HSLhsl(318, 93%, 41%)
HSVhsv(318, 97%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 97%, 29%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(55.9% 0.234 346.5)
LABlab(45.58% 72.50 -19.48)
LCHlch(45.58% 75.07 344.96)

What #CA078F 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 #CA078F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Artist's Purple#C71585ΔE 6.17Royal Fuchsia#CA2C92ΔE 6.51Frostbite#E936A7ΔE 9.72Barbie Pink#E0218AΔE 12.84Royal Pink#E73895ΔE 13.79Medium Red-violet#BB3385ΔE 14.15

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

#CA078F Channel Values

How #CA078F 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 7 · B 1438-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 318° · S 93% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 318° · S 97% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 97% · Y 29% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.33:1 vs white · 3.94:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CA078F 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 text5.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CA078F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CA078F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CA078F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CA078F
Complementary
#07CA42
Analogous
#A307CA
Analogous
#CA072E
Triadic
#8FCA07
Triadic
#078FCA
Split comp.
#2ECA07
Split comp.
#07CAA3

Tints & Shades of #CA078F

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

#F109AB
#F72BBA
#F953C7
#FA7FD5
#FCA6E2
#FDCEEF

Shades

#B1067E
#940569
#7B0457
#620446
#4A0334
#2C021F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CA078F.

How #CA078F 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#CA078F
Protanopia#5A5A8E
Protanomaly#94478F
Deuteranopia#7B7B8B
Deuteranomaly#A1618D
Tritanopia#C53636
Tritanomaly#C72A66
Achromatopsia#6B6B6B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CA078F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ca078f: #CA078F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CA078F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ca078f': '#CA078F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.027, blue: 0.561)
Android XML<color name="color_ca078f">#CA078F</color>
SVG fillfill="#CA078F"

More Pink Colors

#CA078F sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#CA078F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CA078F?

#CA078F is a mid-tone pink — rgb(202, 7, 143) in RGB and hsl(318, 93%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Artist's Purple (#C71585), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.17.

What is the RGB value of #CA078F?

#CA078F is rgb(202, 7, 143) — red 202, green 7, and blue 143 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CA078F?

#CA078F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 97%, 29%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CA078F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #CA078F scores 5.33:1 against white and 3.94:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CA078F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CA078F 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 6.17, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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