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#CA1274 Color

#CA1274 is rgb(202, 18, 116) in RGB, hsl(328, 84%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 91%, 43%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Cerise (#DA1D81), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.34. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CA1274
HEX#CA1274
RGBrgb(202, 18, 116)
HSLhsl(328, 84%, 43%)
HSVhsv(328, 91%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 91%, 43%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(55.1% 0.218 356.8)
LABlab(45.13% 69.52 -3.60)
LCHlch(45.13% 69.61 357.04)

What #CA1274 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 #CA1274, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#CA1274 Channel Values

How #CA1274 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 18 · B 1168-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 328° · S 84% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 328° · S 91% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 91% · Y 43% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.45:1 vs white · 3.85:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CA1274 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 text5.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CA1274 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CA1274

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CA1274; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
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Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CA1274

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 #CA1274.

How #CA1274 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#CA1274
Protanopia#5B5B73
Protanomaly#954974
Deuteranopia#7B7B6F
Deuteranomaly#A16271
Tritanopia#C72E2E
Tritanomaly#C82553
Achromatopsia#696969

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CA1274 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ca1274: #CA1274;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CA1274;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ca1274': '#CA1274' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.071, blue: 0.455)
Android XML<color name="color_ca1274">#CA1274</color>
SVG fillfill="#CA1274"

More Pink Colors

#CA1274 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CA1274 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CA1274?

#CA1274 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(202, 18, 116) in RGB and hsl(328, 84%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Cerise (#DA1D81), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.34.

What is the RGB value of #CA1274?

#CA1274 is rgb(202, 18, 116) — red 202, green 18, and blue 116 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CA1274?

#CA1274 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 91%, 43%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CA1274 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #CA1274 scores 5.45:1 against white and 3.85:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CA1274 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CA1274 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 10.47, which is visibly different.

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