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#CA56DC Color

#CA56DC is rgb(202, 86, 220) in RGB, hsl(292, 66%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 61%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.94. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CA56DC
HEX#CA56DC
RGBrgb(202, 86, 220)
HSLhsl(292, 66%, 60%)
HSVhsv(292, 61%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 61%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(65.2% 0.217 322.1)
LABlab(56.24% 60.21 -47.84)
LCHlch(56.24% 76.90 321.53)

What #CA56DC 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 #CA56DC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 5.94Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 10.55Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 12.01Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 12.39Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 14.71Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 15.3

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

#CA56DC Channel Values

How #CA56DC 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 86 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 292° · S 66% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 292° · S 61% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 61% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.57:1 vs white · 5.88:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CA56DC 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 text3.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CA56DC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CA56DC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CA56DC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CA56DC
Complementary
#68DC56
Analogous
#8756DC
Analogous
#DC56AB
Triadic
#DCCA56
Triadic
#56DCCA
Split comp.
#ABDC56
Split comp.
#56DC87

Tints & Shades of #CA56DC

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

#D16BE1
#D984E6
#DF99EA
#E7B3EF
#EEC8F4
#F6E1F9

Shades

#C034D5
#A726BA
#881F98
#6A1877
#4C1155
#2D0A33

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CA56DC.

How #CA56DC 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#CA56DC
Protanopia#7575DC
Protanomaly#9E6ADC
Deuteranopia#8B8BDA
Deuteranomaly#A879DB
Tritanopia#BD7373
Tritanomaly#C369A8
Achromatopsia#878787

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CA56DC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ca56dc: #CA56DC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CA56DC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ca56dc': '#CA56DC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.337, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_ca56dc">#CA56DC</color>
SVG fillfill="#CA56DC"

More Pink Colors

#CA56DC sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#CA56DC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CA56DC?

#CA56DC is a light pink — rgb(202, 86, 220) in RGB and hsl(292, 66%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.94.

What is the RGB value of #CA56DC?

#CA56DC is rgb(202, 86, 220) — red 202, green 86, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CA56DC?

#CA56DC converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 61%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CA56DC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CA56DC scores 3.57:1 against white and 5.88:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CA56DC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CA56DC 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 5.94, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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