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#CA44C6 Color

#CA44C6 is rgb(202, 68, 198) in RGB, hsl(302, 56%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 66%, 2%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.81. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CA44C6
HEX#CA44C6
RGBrgb(202, 68, 198)
HSLhsl(302, 56%, 53%)
HSVhsv(302, 66%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 66%, 2%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(62.1% 0.222 329.1)
LABlab(52.63% 64.42 -41.00)
LCHlch(52.63% 76.36 327.53)

What #CA44C6 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 #CA44C6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 8.81Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 10.32Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 11.42Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 12.23Brilliant Rose#E667CEΔE 15.92Purple Pizzazz#FE4EDAΔE 17

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

#CA44C6 Channel Values

How #CA44C6 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 1988-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 302° · S 56% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 302° · S 66% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 66% · Y 2% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.07:1 vs white · 5.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CA44C6 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 text4.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CA44C6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CA44C6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CA44C6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CA44C6
Complementary
#44CA49
Analogous
#8C44CA
Analogous
#CA4483
Triadic
#C6CA44
Triadic
#44C6CA
Split comp.
#83CA44
Split comp.
#44CA8C

Tints & Shades of #CA44C6

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

#D15CCD
#D978D6
#E090DD
#E7ABE5
#EEC3ED
#F6DFF5

Shades

#B734B3
#9B2C97
#7F247C
#631C61
#481446
#2C0C2B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CA44C6.

How #CA44C6 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#CA44C6
Protanopia#6C6CC6
Protanomaly#9A5EC6
Deuteranopia#8585C4
Deuteranomaly#A570C5
Tritanopia#C06262
Tritanomaly#C45795
Achromatopsia#7E7E7E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CA44C6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ca44c6: #CA44C6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CA44C6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ca44c6': '#CA44C6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.267, blue: 0.776)
Android XML<color name="color_ca44c6">#CA44C6</color>
SVG fillfill="#CA44C6"

More Pink Colors

#CA44C6 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#CA44C6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CA44C6?

#CA44C6 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(202, 68, 198) in RGB and hsl(302, 56%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.81.

What is the RGB value of #CA44C6?

#CA44C6 is rgb(202, 68, 198) — red 202, green 68, and blue 198 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CA44C6?

#CA44C6 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 66%, 2%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CA44C6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CA44C6 scores 4.07:1 against white and 5.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CA44C6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CA44C6 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 11.42, which is visibly different.

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