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#CA47CD Color

#CA47CD is rgb(202, 71, 205) in RGB, hsl(299, 57%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(1%, 65%, 0%, 20%) 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 7.69. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CA47CD
HEX#CA47CD
RGBrgb(202, 71, 205)
HSLhsl(299, 57%, 54%)
HSVhsv(299, 65%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(1%, 65%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(62.8% 0.224 326.9)
LABlab(53.34% 64.18 -43.89)
LCHlch(53.34% 77.75 325.63)

What #CA47CD 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 #CA47CD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#CA47CD Channel Values

How #CA47CD 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 71 · B 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 299° · S 57% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 299° · S 65% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 1% · M 65% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.97:1 vs white · 5.29:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CA47CD 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 text3.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CA47CD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CA47CD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CA47CD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CA47CD

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CA47CD.

How #CA47CD 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#CA47CD
Protanopia#6D6DCD
Protanomaly#9B60CD
Deuteranopia#8686CB
Deuteranomaly#A572CC
Tritanopia#BF6666
Tritanomaly#C35B9A
Achromatopsia#808080

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CA47CD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ca47cd: #CA47CD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CA47CD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ca47cd': '#CA47CD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.278, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_ca47cd">#CA47CD</color>
SVG fillfill="#CA47CD"

More Pink Colors

#CA47CD sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CA47CD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CA47CD?

#CA47CD is a mid-tone pink — rgb(202, 71, 205) in RGB and hsl(299, 57%, 54%) 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 7.69.

What is the RGB value of #CA47CD?

#CA47CD is rgb(202, 71, 205) — red 202, green 71, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CA47CD?

#CA47CD converts to approximately cmyk(1%, 65%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CA47CD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CA47CD scores 3.97:1 against white and 5.29:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CA47CD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CA47CD 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 9.82, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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