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#CA44BB Color

#CA44BB is rgb(202, 68, 187) in RGB, hsl(307, 56%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 66%, 7%, 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 7.32. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CA44BB
HEX#CA44BB
RGBrgb(202, 68, 187)
HSLhsl(307, 56%, 53%)
HSVhsv(307, 66%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 66%, 7%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(61.5% 0.214 332.6)
LABlab(52.17% 63.13 -35.37)
LCHlch(52.17% 72.36 330.74)

What #CA44BB 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 #CA44BB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 7.32Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 8.44Brilliant Rose#E667CEΔE 12.48Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 13.79Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 14.6Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 15.08

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

#CA44BB Channel Values

How #CA44BB 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 68 · B 1878-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 307° · S 56% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 307° · S 66% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 66% · Y 7% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.15:1 vs white · 5.06:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CA44BB 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 text4.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CA44BB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CA44BB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CA44BB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CA44BB
Complementary
#44CA54
Analogous
#9744CA
Analogous
#CA4477
Triadic
#BBCA44
Triadic
#44BBCA
Split comp.
#77CA44
Split comp.
#44CA97

Tints & Shades of #CA44BB

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

#D15CC3
#D978CE
#E090D6
#E7ABE0
#EEC3E9
#F6DFF3

Shades

#B734A8
#9B2C8E
#7F2475
#631C5B
#481442
#2C0C28

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CA44BB.

How #CA44BB 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#CA44BB
Protanopia#6C6CBB
Protanomaly#9A5EBB
Deuteranopia#8585B8
Deuteranomaly#A570B9
Tritanopia#C15E5E
Tritanomaly#C5558D
Achromatopsia#7C7C7C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CA44BB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ca44bb: #CA44BB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CA44BB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ca44bb': '#CA44BB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.267, blue: 0.733)
Android XML<color name="color_ca44bb">#CA44BB</color>
SVG fillfill="#CA44BB"

More Pink Colors

#CA44BB sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CA44BB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CA44BB?

#CA44BB is a mid-tone pink — rgb(202, 68, 187) in RGB and hsl(307, 56%, 53%) 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 7.32.

What is the RGB value of #CA44BB?

#CA44BB is rgb(202, 68, 187) — red 202, green 68, and blue 187 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CA44BB?

#CA44BB converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 66%, 7%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CA44BB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CA44BB scores 4.15:1 against white and 5.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CA44BB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CA44BB 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 14.6, which is visibly different.

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