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#CA4AD9 Color

#CA4AD9 is rgb(202, 74, 217) in RGB, hsl(294, 65%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 66%, 0%, 15%) 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 7.61. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CA4AD9
HEX#CA4AD9
RGBrgb(202, 74, 217)
HSLhsl(294, 65%, 57%)
HSVhsv(294, 66%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 66%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(63.8% 0.23 323.4)
LABlab(54.30% 64.59 -49.20)
LCHlch(54.30% 81.20 322.70)

What #CA4AD9 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 #CA4AD9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 7.61Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 9.77Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 13.33Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 15.6Shocking Pink (Crayola)#FF6FFFΔE 15.82Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 15.96

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

#CA4AD9 Channel Values

How #CA4AD9 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 74 · B 2178-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 294° · S 65% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 294° · S 66% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 66% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.82:1 vs white · 5.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CA4AD9 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 text3.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CA4AD9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CA4AD9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CA4AD9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CA4AD9
Complementary
#58D94A
Analogous
#834AD9
Analogous
#D94AA0
Triadic
#D9CA4A
Triadic
#4AD9CA
Split comp.
#A0D94A
Split comp.
#4AD983

Tints & Shades of #CA4AD9

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

#D263DE
#D97DE3
#E096E9
#E7ABED
#EEC4F3
#F5DDF8

Shades

#BE2CCE
#A325B1
#841E8F
#691872
#4A1150
#2F0B32

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CA4AD9.

How #CA4AD9 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#CA4AD9
Protanopia#6F6FD9
Protanomaly#9C62D9
Deuteranopia#8787D7
Deuteranomaly#A673D8
Tritanopia#BD6B6B
Tritanomaly#C360A3
Achromatopsia#828282

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CA4AD9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ca4ad9: #CA4AD9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CA4AD9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ca4ad9': '#CA4AD9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.290, blue: 0.851)
Android XML<color name="color_ca4ad9">#CA4AD9</color>
SVG fillfill="#CA4AD9"

More Pink Colors

#CA4AD9 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#CA4AD9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CA4AD9?

#CA4AD9 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(202, 74, 217) in RGB and hsl(294, 65%, 57%) 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 7.61.

What is the RGB value of #CA4AD9?

#CA4AD9 is rgb(202, 74, 217) — red 202, green 74, and blue 217 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CA4AD9?

#CA4AD9 converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 66%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CA4AD9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CA4AD9 scores 3.82:1 against white and 5.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CA4AD9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CA4AD9 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 9.77, 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.