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#CA86A8 Color

#CA86A8 is rgb(202, 134, 168) in RGB, hsl(330, 39%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 34%, 17%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Opera Mauve (#B784A7), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.61. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CA86A8
HEX#CA86A8
RGBrgb(202, 134, 168)
HSLhsl(330, 39%, 66%)
HSVhsv(330, 34%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 34%, 17%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(69.9% 0.094 348.4)
LABlab(63.84% 30.43 -6.81)
LCHlch(63.84% 31.18 347.38)

What #CA86A8 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 #CA86A8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Opera Mauve#B784A7ΔE 7.61Puce#CC8899ΔE 9.2Kobi#E79FC4ΔE 9.79Charm Pink#E68FACΔE 10.31Middle Purple#D982B5ΔE 10.39English Lavender#B48395ΔE 10.9

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

#CA86A8 Channel Values

How #CA86A8 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 134 · B 1688-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 330° · S 39% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 330° · S 34% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 34% · Y 17% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.8:1 vs white · 7.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CA86A8 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 text2.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CA86A8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CA86A8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CA86A8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CA86A8
Complementary
#86CAA8
Analogous
#CA86CA
Analogous
#CA8686
Triadic
#A8CA86
Triadic
#86A8CA
Split comp.
#86CA86
Split comp.
#86CACA

Tints & Shades of #CA86A8

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

#D298B5
#D8A6BF
#E0B8CC
#E6C6D6
#EED8E3
#F4E6ED

Shades

#BC6791
#AA4B7A
#8A3D63
#6E304F
#4E2238
#2E1421

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CA86A8.

How #CA86A8 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#CA86A8
Protanopia#9595A8
Protanomaly#AD8FA8
Deuteranopia#A1A1A6
Deuteranomaly#B397A7
Tritanopia#C78B8B
Tritanomaly#C88997
Achromatopsia#9A9A9A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CA86A8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ca86a8: #CA86A8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CA86A8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ca86a8': '#CA86A8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.525, blue: 0.659)
Android XML<color name="color_ca86a8">#CA86A8</color>
SVG fillfill="#CA86A8"

More Pink Colors

#CA86A8 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#CA86A8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CA86A8?

#CA86A8 is a light pink — rgb(202, 134, 168) in RGB and hsl(330, 39%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Opera Mauve (#B784A7), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.61.

What is the RGB value of #CA86A8?

#CA86A8 is rgb(202, 134, 168) — red 202, green 134, and blue 168 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CA86A8?

#CA86A8 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 34%, 17%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CA86A8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CA86A8 scores 2.8:1 against white and 7.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CA86A8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CA86A8 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 17.24, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.