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#CA0C94 Color

#CA0C94 is rgb(202, 12, 148) in RGB, hsl(317, 89%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 94%, 27%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Royal Fuchsia (#CA2C92), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.43. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CA0C94
HEX#CA0C94
RGBrgb(202, 12, 148)
HSLhsl(317, 89%, 42%)
HSVhsv(317, 94%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 94%, 27%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(56.2% 0.235 344.8)
LABlab(45.91% 72.46 -22.00)
LCHlch(45.91% 75.73 343.11)

What #CA0C94 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 #CA0C94, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Royal Fuchsia#CA2C92ΔE 7.43Artist's Purple#C71585ΔE 8.48Frostbite#E936A7ΔE 9.97Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 12.61Fandango#B53389ΔE 14.93Fashion Fuchsia#F400A1ΔE 15.01

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

#CA0C94 Channel Values

How #CA0C94 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 12 · B 1488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 317° · S 89% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 317° · S 94% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 94% · Y 27% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.26:1 vs white · 3.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CA0C94 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 text5.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CA0C94 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CA0C94

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CA0C94; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CA0C94
Complementary
#0CCA42
Analogous
#A10CCA
Analogous
#CA0C35
Triadic
#94CA0C
Triadic
#0C94CA
Split comp.
#35CA0C
Split comp.
#0CCAA1

Tints & Shades of #CA0C94

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

#F10EB1
#F335BD
#F55BCA
#F882D6
#FAA8E3
#FCCFEF

Shades

#B20A83
#95096E
#7D075C
#600647
#480435
#2B0320

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CA0C94.

How #CA0C94 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#CA0C94
Protanopia#5B5B93
Protanomaly#954794
Deuteranopia#7B7B90
Deuteranomaly#A16192
Tritanopia#C43939
Tritanomaly#C72D6A
Achromatopsia#6C6C6C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CA0C94 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ca0c94: #CA0C94;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CA0C94;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ca0c94': '#CA0C94' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.047, blue: 0.580)
Android XML<color name="color_ca0c94">#CA0C94</color>
SVG fillfill="#CA0C94"

More Pink Colors

#CA0C94 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#CA0C94 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CA0C94?

#CA0C94 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(202, 12, 148) in RGB and hsl(317, 89%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Royal Fuchsia (#CA2C92), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.43.

What is the RGB value of #CA0C94?

#CA0C94 is rgb(202, 12, 148) — red 202, green 12, and blue 148 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CA0C94?

#CA0C94 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 94%, 27%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CA0C94 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #CA0C94 scores 5.26:1 against white and 3.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CA0C94 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CA0C94 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 8.48, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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