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#CA2F80 Color

#CA2F80 is rgb(202, 47, 128) in RGB, hsl(329, 62%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 77%, 37%, 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 5.44. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CA2F80
HEX#CA2F80
RGBrgb(202, 47, 128)
HSLhsl(329, 62%, 49%)
HSVhsv(329, 77%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 77%, 37%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(57.1% 0.202 353.9)
LABlab(47.61% 64.40 -7.32)
LCHlch(47.61% 64.81 353.52)

What #CA2F80 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 #CA2F80, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Deep Cerise#DA3287ΔE 5.44Fuchsia Purple#CC397BΔE 5.99Pink (Pantone)#D74894ΔE 7.25Magenta (Pantone)#D0417EΔE 8.01Telemagenta#CF3476ΔE 8.11Medium Red-violet#BB3385ΔE 8.54

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

#CA2F80 Channel Values

How #CA2F80 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 47 · B 1288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 329° · S 62% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 329° · S 77% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 77% · Y 37% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.96:1 vs white · 4.23:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CA2F80 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 text4.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CA2F80 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CA2F80

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CA2F80; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CA2F80
Complementary
#2FCA7A
Analogous
#C82FCA
Analogous
#CA2F32
Triadic
#80CA2F
Triadic
#2F80CA
Split comp.
#32CA2F
Split comp.
#2FCAC8

Tints & Shades of #CA2F80

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

#D44991
#DB66A3
#E283B4
#E9A0C6
#EFBDD7
#F6DAE9

Shades

#B22A70
#95235E
#7C1D4E
#5F163C
#46102C
#290A1A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CA2F80.

How #CA2F80 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#CA2F80
Protanopia#63637F
Protanomaly#975380
Deuteranopia#80807C
Deuteranomaly#A3697D
Tritanopia#C64040
Tritanomaly#C83A60
Achromatopsia#707070

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CA2F80 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ca2f80: #CA2F80;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CA2F80;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ca2f80': '#CA2F80' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.184, blue: 0.502)
Android XML<color name="color_ca2f80">#CA2F80</color>
SVG fillfill="#CA2F80"

More Pink Colors

#CA2F80 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#CA2F80 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CA2F80?

#CA2F80 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(202, 47, 128) in RGB and hsl(329, 62%, 49%) 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 5.44.

What is the RGB value of #CA2F80?

#CA2F80 is rgb(202, 47, 128) — red 202, green 47, and blue 128 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CA2F80?

#CA2F80 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 77%, 37%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CA2F80 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #CA2F80 scores 4.96:1 against white and 4.23:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CA2F80 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CA2F80 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 8.84, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.