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#CA77AE Color

#CA77AE is rgb(202, 119, 174) in RGB, hsl(320, 44%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 41%, 14%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sky Magenta (#CF71AF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.02. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CA77AE
HEX#CA77AE
RGBrgb(202, 119, 174)
HSLhsl(320, 44%, 63%)
HSVhsv(320, 41%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 41%, 14%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(67.6% 0.124 340.9)
LABlab(60.72% 38.80 -14.84)
LCHlch(60.72% 41.54 339.07)

What #CA77AE 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 #CA77AE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Sky Magenta#CF71AFΔE 5.02Middle Purple#D982B5ΔE 5.32Pearly Purple#B768A2ΔE 6.5Super Pink#CF6BA9ΔE 7.3Wild Orchid#D470A2ΔE 8.51China Pink#DE6FA1ΔE 12.99

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

#CA77AE Channel Values

How #CA77AE 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 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 320° · S 44% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 320° · S 41% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 41% · Y 14% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.11:1 vs white · 6.76:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CA77AE 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 text3.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CA77AE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CA77AE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CA77AE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CA77AE
Complementary
#77CA93
Analogous
#BC77CA
Analogous
#CA7785
Triadic
#AECA77
Triadic
#77AECA
Split comp.
#85CA77
Split comp.
#77CABC

Tints & Shades of #CA77AE

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

#D189B9
#D89CC4
#E0AECF
#E7C1DA
#EED3E5
#F5E5F0

Shades

#BF5A9D
#A94287
#8C366F
#6A2955
#4D1E3D
#2C1123

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CA77AE.

How #CA77AE 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#CA77AE
Protanopia#8A8AAE
Protanomaly#A783AE
Deuteranopia#9999AC
Deuteranomaly#AF8DAD
Tritanopia#C58080
Tritanomaly#C77C94
Achromatopsia#929292

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CA77AE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ca77ae: #CA77AE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CA77AE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ca77ae': '#CA77AE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.467, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_ca77ae">#CA77AE</color>
SVG fillfill="#CA77AE"

More Pink Colors

#CA77AE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#CA77AE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CA77AE?

#CA77AE is a light pink — rgb(202, 119, 174) in RGB and hsl(320, 44%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sky Magenta (#CF71AF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.02.

What is the RGB value of #CA77AE?

#CA77AE is rgb(202, 119, 174) — red 202, green 119, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CA77AE?

#CA77AE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 41%, 14%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CA77AE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CA77AE scores 3.11:1 against white and 6.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CA77AE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CA77AE 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 16.55, which is visibly different.

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