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#CA86B4 Color

#CA86B4 is rgb(202, 134, 180) in RGB, hsl(319, 39%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 34%, 11%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Purple (#D982B5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.63. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CA86B4
HEX#CA86B4
RGBrgb(202, 134, 180)
HSLhsl(319, 39%, 66%)
HSVhsv(319, 34%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 34%, 11%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(70.3% 0.102 339.5)
LABlab(64.16% 31.88 -13.10)
LCHlch(64.16% 34.47 337.66)

What #CA86B4 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 #CA86B4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Purple#D982B5ΔE 7.63Light Medium Orchid#D39BCBΔE 8.5Opera Mauve#B784A7ΔE 8.53Orchid (Crayola)#E29CD2ΔE 9.3Pastel Violet#CB99C9ΔE 9.35Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 9.63

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

#CA86B4 Channel Values

How #CA86B4 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 1808-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 319° · S 39% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 319° · S 34% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 34% · Y 11% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.77:1 vs white · 7.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CA86B4 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 text2.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CA86B4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CA86B4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CA86B4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CA86B4
Complementary
#86CA9C
Analogous
#BE86CA
Analogous
#CA8693
Triadic
#B5CA86
Triadic
#86B5CA
Split comp.
#93CA86
Split comp.
#86CABE

Tints & Shades of #CA86B4

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

#D298C0
#D8A6C8
#E0B8D3
#E6C6DC
#EED8E7
#F4E6F0

Shades

#BC67A1
#AA4B8C
#8A3D72
#6E305A
#4E2240
#2E1426

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CA86B4.

How #CA86B4 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#CA86B4
Protanopia#9595B4
Protanomaly#AD8FB4
Deuteranopia#A1A1B2
Deuteranomaly#B397B3
Tritanopia#C68D8D
Tritanomaly#C78A9E
Achromatopsia#9B9B9B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CA86B4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ca86b4: #CA86B4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CA86B4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ca86b4': '#CA86B4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.525, blue: 0.706)
Android XML<color name="color_ca86b4">#CA86B4</color>
SVG fillfill="#CA86B4"

More Pink Colors

#CA86B4 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#CA86B4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CA86B4?

#CA86B4 is a light pink — rgb(202, 134, 180) in RGB and hsl(319, 39%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Purple (#D982B5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.63.

What is the RGB value of #CA86B4?

#CA86B4 is rgb(202, 134, 180) — red 202, green 134, and blue 180 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CA86B4?

#CA86B4 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 34%, 11%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CA86B4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CA86B4 scores 2.77:1 against white and 7.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CA86B4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CA86B4 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 12.7, 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.