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#CA77BA Color

#CA77BA is rgb(202, 119, 186) in RGB, hsl(312, 44%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 41%, 8%, 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 6.05. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CA77BA
HEX#CA77BA
RGBrgb(202, 119, 186)
HSLhsl(312, 44%, 63%)
HSVhsv(312, 41%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 41%, 8%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(68.1% 0.134 334.4)
LABlab(61.08% 40.29 -21.11)
LCHlch(61.08% 45.48 332.35)

What #CA77BA 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 #CA77BA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Sky Magenta#CF71AFΔE 6.05Pearly Purple#B768A2ΔE 7.71Super Pink#CF6BA9ΔE 8.75Middle Purple#D982B5ΔE 10.07Wild Orchid#D470A2ΔE 13.35Orchid (Crayola)#E29CD2ΔE 14.4

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

#CA77BA Channel Values

How #CA77BA 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 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 312° · S 44% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 312° · S 41% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 41% · Y 8% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.06:1 vs white · 6.86:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CA77BA 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 text3.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CA77BA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CA77BA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CA77BA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CA77BA
Complementary
#77CA88
Analogous
#B177CA
Analogous
#CA7790
Triadic
#BACA77
Triadic
#77BACA
Split comp.
#90CA77
Split comp.
#77CAB1

Tints & Shades of #CA77BA

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

#D189C3
#D89CCC
#E0AED6
#E7C1DF
#EED3E8
#F5E5F2

Shades

#BF5AAB
#A94294
#8C367A
#6A295D
#4D1E44
#2C1127

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CA77BA.

How #CA77BA 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#CA77BA
Protanopia#8A8ABA
Protanomaly#A783BA
Deuteranopia#9999B8
Deuteranomaly#AF8DB9
Tritanopia#C48282
Tritanomaly#C67E9C
Achromatopsia#939393

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CA77BA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ca77ba: #CA77BA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CA77BA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ca77ba': '#CA77BA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.467, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_ca77ba">#CA77BA</color>
SVG fillfill="#CA77BA"

More Pink Colors

#CA77BA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CA77BA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CA77BA?

#CA77BA is a light pink — rgb(202, 119, 186) in RGB and hsl(312, 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 6.05.

What is the RGB value of #CA77BA?

#CA77BA is rgb(202, 119, 186) — red 202, green 119, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CA77BA?

#CA77BA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 41%, 8%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CA77BA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CA77BA scores 3.06:1 against white and 6.86:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CA77BA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CA77BA 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 15.6, which is visibly different.

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