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#CA127A Color

#CA127A is rgb(202, 18, 122) in RGB, hsl(326, 84%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 91%, 40%, 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 5.17. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CA127A
HEX#CA127A
RGBrgb(202, 18, 122)
HSLhsl(326, 84%, 43%)
HSVhsv(326, 91%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 91%, 40%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(55.3% 0.22 354.5)
LABlab(45.30% 69.91 -7.06)
LCHlch(45.30% 70.26 354.24)

What #CA127A 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 #CA127A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Cerise#DA1D81ΔE 5.17Deep Cerise#DA3287ΔE 6.1Barbie Pink#E0218AΔE 6.97Artist's Purple#C71585ΔE 7.02Royal Pink#E73895ΔE 9.48Fuchsia Purple#CC397BΔE 10.34

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

#CA127A Channel Values

How #CA127A 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 1228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 326° · S 84% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 326° · S 91% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 91% · Y 40% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.41:1 vs white · 3.88:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CA127A 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 text5.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CA127A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CA127A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CA127A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CA127A
Complementary
#12CA61
Analogous
#BD12CA
Analogous
#CA121E
Triadic
#7ACA12
Triadic
#127ACA
Split comp.
#1ECA12
Split comp.
#12CABD

Tints & Shades of #CA127A

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

#EB1990
#EE3FA2
#F264B4
#F485C4
#F8ABD6
#FBD0E8

Shades

#AE0F69
#960D5B
#7A0B4A
#63093C
#46062B
#2F041C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CA127A.

How #CA127A 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#CA127A
Protanopia#5B5B79
Protanomaly#95497A
Deuteranopia#7B7B75
Deuteranomaly#A16277
Tritanopia#C63030
Tritanomaly#C82757
Achromatopsia#6A6A6A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CA127A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ca127a: #CA127A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CA127A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ca127a': '#CA127A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.071, blue: 0.478)
Android XML<color name="color_ca127a">#CA127A</color>
SVG fillfill="#CA127A"

More Pink Colors

#CA127A sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#CA127A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CA127A?

#CA127A is a mid-tone pink — rgb(202, 18, 122) in RGB and hsl(326, 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 5.17.

What is the RGB value of #CA127A?

#CA127A is rgb(202, 18, 122) — red 202, green 18, and blue 122 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CA127A?

#CA127A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 91%, 40%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CA127A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #CA127A scores 5.41:1 against white and 3.88:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CA127A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CA127A 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 7.02, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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