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#CA2B82 Color

#CA2B82 is rgb(202, 43, 130) in RGB, hsl(327, 65%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 79%, 36%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Deep Cerise (#DA3287), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.59. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CA2B82
HEX#CA2B82
RGBrgb(202, 43, 130)
HSLhsl(327, 65%, 48%)
HSVhsv(327, 79%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 79%, 36%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(56.9% 0.207 352.8)
LABlab(47.27% 65.63 -9.03)
LCHlch(47.27% 66.25 352.16)

What #CA2B82 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 #CA2B82, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Deep Cerise#DA3287ΔE 5.59Artist's Purple#C71585ΔE 6.72Pink (Pantone)#D74894ΔE 7.65Medium Red-violet#BB3385ΔE 8.09Fuchsia Purple#CC397BΔE 8.12Vivid Cerise#DA1D81ΔE 8.23

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

#CA2B82 Channel Values

How #CA2B82 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 43 · B 1308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 327° · S 65% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 327° · S 79% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 79% · Y 36% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.02:1 vs white · 4.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CA2B82 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 text5.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CA2B82 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CA2B82

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CA2B82; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CA2B82
Complementary
#2BCA72
Analogous
#C22BCA
Analogous
#CA2B33
Triadic
#82CA2B
Triadic
#2B82CA
Split comp.
#33CA2B
Split comp.
#2BCAC2

Tints & Shades of #CA2B82

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

#D74294
#DD5FA4
#E37DB5
#EA9EC8
#F1BCD9
#F7D9EA

Shades

#B12572
#931F5F
#7A1A4F
#61153E
#480F2E
#2A091B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CA2B82.

How #CA2B82 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#CA2B82
Protanopia#616181
Protanomaly#975182
Deuteranopia#7F7F7E
Deuteranomaly#A2677F
Tritanopia#C63F3F
Tritanomaly#C83861
Achromatopsia#6F6F6F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CA2B82 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ca2b82: #CA2B82;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CA2B82;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ca2b82': '#CA2B82' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.169, blue: 0.510)
Android XML<color name="color_ca2b82">#CA2B82</color>
SVG fillfill="#CA2B82"

More Pink Colors

#CA2B82 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#CA2B82 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CA2B82?

#CA2B82 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(202, 43, 130) in RGB and hsl(327, 65%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Deep Cerise (#DA3287), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.59.

What is the RGB value of #CA2B82?

#CA2B82 is rgb(202, 43, 130) — red 202, green 43, and blue 130 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CA2B82?

#CA2B82 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 79%, 36%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CA2B82 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #CA2B82 scores 5.02:1 against white and 4.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CA2B82 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CA2B82 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 6.72, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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