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#CA22EC Color

#CA22EC is rgb(202, 34, 236) in RGB, hsl(290, 84%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 86%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.54. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CA22EC
HEX#CA22EC
RGBrgb(202, 34, 236)
HSLhsl(290, 84%, 53%)
HSVhsv(290, 86%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 86%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(62% 0.281 319.6)
LABlab(51.12% 78.46 -65.00)
LCHlch(51.12% 101.88 320.36)

What #CA22EC 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 #CA22EC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 5.54Phlox#DF00FFΔE 11.28Vivid Orchid#CC00FFΔE 12.23Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 14.45Electric Purple#BF00FFΔE 14.88Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 15.98

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

#CA22EC Channel Values

How #CA22EC 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 34 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 290° · S 84% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 290° · S 86% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 86% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.24:1 vs white · 4.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CA22EC 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CA22EC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CA22EC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CA22EC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CA22EC
Complementary
#44EC22
Analogous
#6622EC
Analogous
#EC22A9
Triadic
#ECCA22
Triadic
#22ECCA
Split comp.
#A9EC22
Split comp.
#22EC66

Tints & Shades of #CA22EC

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

#D13FEE
#D95FF1
#E07CF4
#E79CF6
#EEB9F9
#F6D9FC

Shades

#B713D8
#9B10B7
#7F0D96
#630A75
#480754
#2C0434

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CA22EC.

How #CA22EC 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#CA22EC
Protanopia#5F5FEC
Protanomaly#964DEC
Deuteranopia#7D7DEA
Deuteranomaly#A265EB
Tritanopia#B96161
Tritanomaly#C04FAB
Achromatopsia#7B7B7B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CA22EC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ca22ec: #CA22EC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CA22EC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ca22ec': '#CA22EC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.133, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_ca22ec">#CA22EC</color>
SVG fillfill="#CA22EC"

More Pink Colors

#CA22EC sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#CA22EC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CA22EC?

#CA22EC is a mid-tone pink — rgb(202, 34, 236) in RGB and hsl(290, 84%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.54.

What is the RGB value of #CA22EC?

#CA22EC is rgb(202, 34, 236) — red 202, green 34, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CA22EC?

#CA22EC converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 86%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CA22EC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CA22EC scores 4.24:1 against white and 4.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CA22EC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CA22EC 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 darkviolet (#9400D3) at a CIE76 distance of 15.98, which is visibly different.

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