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#CA66CC Color

#CA66CC is rgb(202, 102, 204) in RGB, hsl(299, 50%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(1%, 50%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Orchid (#DA70D6), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CA66CC
HEX#CA66CC
RGBrgb(202, 102, 204)
HSLhsl(299, 50%, 60%)
HSVhsv(299, 50%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(1%, 50%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(66.4% 0.178 326.6)
LABlab(58.35% 50.92 -35.50)
LCHlch(58.35% 62.07 325.11)

What #CA66CC 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 #CA66CC, 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.

#CA66CC Channel Values

How #CA66CC 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 102 · B 2048-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 299° · S 50% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 299° · S 50% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 1% · M 50% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.34:1 vs white · 6.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CA66CC 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 text3.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CA66CC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CA66CC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CA66CC; 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 #CA66CC

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 #CA66CC.

How #CA66CC 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#CA66CC
Protanopia#7F7FCC
Protanomaly#A276CC
Deuteranopia#9191CA
Deuteranomaly#AB82CB
Tritanopia#C17979
Tritanomaly#C472A1
Achromatopsia#8C8C8C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CA66CC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ca66cc: #CA66CC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CA66CC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ca66cc': '#CA66CC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.400, blue: 0.800)
Android XML<color name="color_ca66cc">#CA66CC</color>
SVG fillfill="#CA66CC"

More Pink Colors

#CA66CC sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CA66CC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CA66CC?

#CA66CC is a light pink — rgb(202, 102, 204) in RGB and hsl(299, 50%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Orchid (#DA70D6), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.87.

What is the RGB value of #CA66CC?

#CA66CC is rgb(202, 102, 204) — red 202, green 102, and blue 204 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CA66CC?

#CA66CC converts to approximately cmyk(1%, 50%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CA66CC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CA66CC scores 3.34:1 against white and 6.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CA66CC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CA66CC 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 orchid (#DA70D6) at a CIE76 distance of 4.87, which is very hard to tell apart.

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