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#CA2BA7 Color

#CA2BA7 is rgb(202, 43, 167) in RGB, hsl(313, 65%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 79%, 17%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Byzantine (#BD33A4), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.09. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CA2BA7
HEX#CA2BA7
RGBrgb(202, 43, 167)
HSLhsl(313, 65%, 48%)
HSVhsv(313, 79%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 79%, 17%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(58.5% 0.227 339)
LABlab(48.53% 68.79 -29.32)
LCHlch(48.53% 74.78 336.92)

What #CA2BA7 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 #CA2BA7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 6.09Royal Fuchsia#CA2C92ΔE 11.72Frostbite#E936A7ΔE 13.55Artist's Purple#C71585ΔE 15.64Fandango#B53389ΔE 16.08Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 16.56

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

#CA2BA7 Channel Values

How #CA2BA7 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 1678-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 313° · S 65% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 313° · S 79% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 79% · Y 17% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.76:1 vs white · 4.41:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CA2BA7 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 text4.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CA2BA7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CA2BA7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CA2BA7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CA2BA7
Complementary
#2BCA4D
Analogous
#9D2BCA
Analogous
#CA2B58
Triadic
#A7CA2B
Triadic
#2BA7CA
Split comp.
#58CA2B
Split comp.
#2BCA9D

Tints & Shades of #CA2BA7

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

#D742B7
#DD5FC2
#E37DCD
#EA9EDA
#F1BCE5
#F7D9F1

Shades

#B12593
#931F7A
#7A1A65
#611550
#480F3B
#2A0923

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CA2BA7.

How #CA2BA7 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#CA2BA7
Protanopia#6161A6
Protanomaly#9751A7
Deuteranopia#7F7FA4
Deuteranomaly#A267A5
Tritanopia#C34B4B
Tritanomaly#C6407B
Achromatopsia#737373

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CA2BA7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ca2ba7: #CA2BA7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CA2BA7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ca2ba7': '#CA2BA7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.169, blue: 0.655)
Android XML<color name="color_ca2ba7">#CA2BA7</color>
SVG fillfill="#CA2BA7"

More Pink Colors

#CA2BA7 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#CA2BA7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CA2BA7?

#CA2BA7 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(202, 43, 167) in RGB and hsl(313, 65%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Byzantine (#BD33A4), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.09.

What is the RGB value of #CA2BA7?

#CA2BA7 is rgb(202, 43, 167) — red 202, green 43, and blue 167 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CA2BA7?

#CA2BA7 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 79%, 17%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CA2BA7 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #CA2BA7 scores 4.76:1 against white and 4.41:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CA2BA7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CA2BA7 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 15.64, which is visibly different.

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