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#CA21BC Color

#CA21BC is rgb(202, 33, 188) in RGB, hsl(305, 72%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 84%, 7%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.09. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CA21BC
HEX#CA21BC
RGBrgb(202, 33, 188)
HSLhsl(305, 72%, 46%)
HSVhsv(305, 84%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 84%, 7%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(59% 0.248 332.2)
LABlab(48.61% 73.12 -41.52)
LCHlch(48.61% 84.09 330.41)

What #CA21BC 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 #CA21BC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 6.09Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 15.23Purple Pizzazz#FE4EDAΔE 16.19Razzle Dazzle Rose#FF33CCΔE 17.8Hot Magenta#FF1DCEΔE 18.19Mauveine#8D029BΔE 19.27

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

#CA21BC Channel Values

How #CA21BC 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 33 · B 1888-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 305° · S 72% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 305° · S 84% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 84% · Y 7% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.71:1 vs white · 4.46:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CA21BC 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 text4.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CA21BC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CA21BC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CA21BC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CA21BC
Complementary
#21CA2F
Analogous
#8321CA
Analogous
#CA2167
Triadic
#BCCA21
Triadic
#21BCCA
Split comp.
#67CA21
Split comp.
#21CA83

Tints & Shades of #CA21BC

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

#DD31CF
#E354D7
#E873DE
#EE96E7
#F3B4EE
#F9D8F6

Shades

#AF1DA3
#95188B
#7B1472
#60105A
#460B41
#2C0729

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CA21BC.

How #CA21BC 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#CA21BC
Protanopia#5F5FBC
Protanomaly#964DBC
Deuteranopia#7D7DB9
Deuteranomaly#A265BA
Tritanopia#C04E4E
Tritanomaly#C44188
Achromatopsia#737373

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CA21BC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ca21bc: #CA21BC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CA21BC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ca21bc': '#CA21BC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.129, blue: 0.737)
Android XML<color name="color_ca21bc">#CA21BC</color>
SVG fillfill="#CA21BC"

More Pink Colors

#CA21BC sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#CA21BC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CA21BC?

#CA21BC is a mid-tone pink — rgb(202, 33, 188) in RGB and hsl(305, 72%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.09.

What is the RGB value of #CA21BC?

#CA21BC is rgb(202, 33, 188) — red 202, green 33, and blue 188 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CA21BC?

#CA21BC converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 84%, 7%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CA21BC be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #CA21BC scores 4.71:1 against white and 4.46:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CA21BC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CA21BC 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 mediumorchid (#BA55D3) at a CIE76 distance of 19.63, 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.