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#CA77C9 Color

#CA77C9 is rgb(202, 119, 201) in RGB, hsl(301, 44%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 41%, 0%, 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 8.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CA77C9
HEX#CA77C9
RGBrgb(202, 119, 201)
HSLhsl(301, 44%, 63%)
HSVhsv(301, 41%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 41%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(68.7% 0.147 327.5)
LABlab(61.57% 42.27 -28.83)
LCHlch(61.57% 51.17 325.70)

What #CA77C9 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 #CA77C9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Deep Mauve#D473D4ΔE 8.19Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 11.53Bright Lilac#D891EFΔE 11.95Sky Magenta#CF71AFΔE 12.84Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 13.56Pearly Purple#B768A2ΔE 14.03

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

#CA77C9 Channel Values

How #CA77C9 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 2018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 301° · S 44% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 301° · S 41% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 41% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3:1 vs white · 6.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CA77C9 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 text3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CA77C9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CA77C9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CA77C9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CA77C9
Complementary
#77CA79
Analogous
#A277CA
Analogous
#CA779F
Triadic
#C9CA77
Triadic
#77C9CA
Split comp.
#9FCA77
Split comp.
#77CAA2

Tints & Shades of #CA77C9

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

#D189D0
#D89CD7
#E0AEDF
#E7C1E6
#EED3ED
#F5E5F5

Shades

#BF5ABD
#A942A7
#8C368A
#6A2969
#4D1E4C
#2C112C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CA77C9.

How #CA77C9 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#CA77C9
Protanopia#8A8AC9
Protanomaly#A783C9
Deuteranopia#9999C7
Deuteranomaly#AF8DC8
Tritanopia#C28585
Tritanomaly#C580A5
Achromatopsia#959595

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CA77C9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ca77c9: #CA77C9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CA77C9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ca77c9': '#CA77C9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.467, blue: 0.788)
Android XML<color name="color_ca77c9">#CA77C9</color>
SVG fillfill="#CA77C9"

More Pink Colors

#CA77C9 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#CA77C9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CA77C9?

#CA77C9 is a light pink — rgb(202, 119, 201) in RGB and hsl(301, 44%, 63%) 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 8.19.

What is the RGB value of #CA77C9?

#CA77C9 is rgb(202, 119, 201) — red 202, green 119, and blue 201 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CA77C9?

#CA77C9 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 41%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CA77C9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CA77C9 scores 3:1 against white and 6.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CA77C9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CA77C9 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 11.53, which is visibly different.

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