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#CA729E Color

#CA729E is rgb(202, 114, 158) in RGB, hsl(330, 45%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 44%, 22%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Wild Orchid (#D470A2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CA729E
HEX#CA729E
RGBrgb(202, 114, 158)
HSLhsl(330, 45%, 62%)
HSVhsv(330, 44%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 44%, 22%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(66.3% 0.122 349.6)
LABlab(59.23% 39.48 -7.90)
LCHlch(59.23% 40.26 348.69)

What #CA729E 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 #CA729E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Wild Orchid#D470A2ΔE 5.06Middle Purple#D982B5ΔE 7.18China Pink#DE6FA1ΔE 9.23Sky Magenta#CF71AFΔE 9.27Super Pink#CF6BA9ΔE 9.36Pearly Purple#B768A2ΔE 10.47

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

#CA729E Channel Values

How #CA729E 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 114 · B 1588-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 330° · S 45% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 330° · S 44% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 44% · Y 22% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.28:1 vs white · 6.41:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CA729E 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 text3.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CA729E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CA729E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CA729E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CA729E
Complementary
#72CA9E
Analogous
#CA72CA
Analogous
#CA7272
Triadic
#9ECA72
Triadic
#729ECA
Split comp.
#72CA72
Split comp.
#72CACA

Tints & Shades of #CA729E

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

#D185AB
#D897B8
#DFAAC4
#E7C0D4
#EED3E0
#F5E5ED

Shades

#BE558A
#A63F73
#89345E
#6B294A
#4E1D36
#2C111F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CA729E.

How #CA729E 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#CA729E
Protanopia#86869E
Protanomaly#A67F9E
Deuteranopia#97979C
Deuteranomaly#AE899D
Tritanopia#C77979
Tritanomaly#C87689
Achromatopsia#8E8E8E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CA729E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ca729e: #CA729E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CA729E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ca729e': '#CA729E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.447, blue: 0.620)
Android XML<color name="color_ca729e">#CA729E</color>
SVG fillfill="#CA729E"

More Pink Colors

#CA729E sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CA729E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CA729E?

#CA729E is a light pink — rgb(202, 114, 158) in RGB and hsl(330, 45%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Wild Orchid (#D470A2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.06.

What is the RGB value of #CA729E?

#CA729E is rgb(202, 114, 158) — red 202, green 114, and blue 158 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CA729E?

#CA729E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 44%, 22%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CA729E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CA729E scores 3.28:1 against white and 6.41:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CA729E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CA729E 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 palevioletred (#DB7093) at a CIE76 distance of 10.99, which is visibly different.

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