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#CA779B Color

#CA779B is rgb(202, 119, 155) in RGB, hsl(334, 44%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 41%, 23%, 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 8.59. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CA779B
HEX#CA779B
RGBrgb(202, 119, 155)
HSLhsl(334, 44%, 63%)
HSVhsv(334, 41%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 41%, 23%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(67% 0.112 353.1)
LABlab(60.21% 36.65 -4.74)
LCHlch(60.21% 36.95 352.63)

What #CA779B 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 #CA779B, 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.

#CA779B Channel Values

How #CA779B 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 119 · B 1558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 334° · S 44% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 334° · S 41% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 41% · Y 23% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.17:1 vs white · 6.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CA779B 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 text3.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CA779B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CA779B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CA779B; 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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Tints & Shades of #CA779B

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 #CA779B.

How #CA779B 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#CA779B
Protanopia#8A8A9B
Protanomaly#A7839B
Deuteranopia#999999
Deuteranomaly#AF8D9A
Tritanopia#C77C7C
Tritanomaly#C87A8A
Achromatopsia#919191

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CA779B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ca779b: #CA779B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CA779B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ca779b': '#CA779B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.467, blue: 0.608)
Android XML<color name="color_ca779b">#CA779B</color>
SVG fillfill="#CA779B"

More Pink Colors

#CA779B sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CA779B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CA779B?

#CA779B is a light pink — rgb(202, 119, 155) in RGB and hsl(334, 44%, 63%) 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 8.59.

What is the RGB value of #CA779B?

#CA779B is rgb(202, 119, 155) — red 202, green 119, and blue 155 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CA779B?

#CA779B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 41%, 23%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CA779B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CA779B scores 3.17:1 against white and 6.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CA779B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CA779B 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 10.61, which is visibly different.

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