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#CA68BA Color

#CA68BA is rgb(202, 104, 186) in RGB, hsl(310, 48%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 49%, 8%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Deep Mauve (#D473D4), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CA68BA
HEX#CA68BA
RGBrgb(202, 104, 186)
HSLhsl(310, 48%, 60%)
HSVhsv(310, 49%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 49%, 8%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(65.9% 0.159 333.7)
LABlab(58.08% 47.64 -25.68)
LCHlch(58.08% 54.12 331.67)

What #CA68BA 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 #CA68BA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Deep Mauve#D473D4ΔE 9.08Sky Magenta#CF71AFΔE 10.56Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 10.77Super Pink#CF6BA9ΔE 11.11Mulberry (Crayola)#C8509BΔE 12.89Brilliant Rose#E667CEΔE 13

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

#CA68BA Channel Values

How #CA68BA 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 104 · B 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 310° · S 48% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 310° · S 49% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 49% · Y 8% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.39:1 vs white · 6.2:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CA68BA 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 text3.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CA68BA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CA68BA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CA68BA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CA68BA
Complementary
#68CA78
Analogous
#A968CA
Analogous
#CA6889
Triadic
#BACA68
Triadic
#68BACA
Split comp.
#89CA68
Split comp.
#68CAA9

Tints & Shades of #CA68BA

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

#D17BC2
#D992CD
#DFA4D5
#E7BBE0
#EECEE8
#F6E5F3

Shades

#BF4AAC
#A63A94
#883079
#6A255E
#4B1B43
#2D1028

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CA68BA.

How #CA68BA 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#CA68BA
Protanopia#8080BA
Protanomaly#A377BA
Deuteranopia#9292B8
Deuteranomaly#AB83B9
Tritanopia#C37777
Tritanomaly#C67196
Achromatopsia#8B8B8B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CA68BA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ca68ba: #CA68BA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CA68BA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ca68ba': '#CA68BA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.408, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_ca68ba">#CA68BA</color>
SVG fillfill="#CA68BA"

More Pink Colors

#CA68BA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#CA68BA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CA68BA?

#CA68BA is a light pink — rgb(202, 104, 186) in RGB and hsl(310, 48%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Deep Mauve (#D473D4), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.08.

What is the RGB value of #CA68BA?

#CA68BA is rgb(202, 104, 186) — red 202, green 104, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CA68BA?

#CA68BA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 49%, 8%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CA68BA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CA68BA scores 3.39:1 against white and 6.2:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CA68BA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CA68BA 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 10.77, which is visibly different.

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