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#CA86BA Color

#CA86BA is rgb(202, 134, 186) in RGB, hsl(314, 39%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 34%, 8%, 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 7.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CA86BA
HEX#CA86BA
RGBrgb(202, 134, 186)
HSLhsl(314, 39%, 66%)
HSVhsv(314, 34%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 34%, 8%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(70.6% 0.107 335.6)
LABlab(64.33% 32.65 -16.22)
LCHlch(64.33% 36.46 333.58)

What #CA86BA 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 #CA86BA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#CA86BA Channel Values

How #CA86BA 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 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 314° · S 39% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 314° · S 34% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 34% · Y 8% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.75:1 vs white · 7.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CA86BA 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 text2.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CA86BA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CA86BA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #CA86BA

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CA86BA.

How #CA86BA 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#CA86BA
Protanopia#9595BA
Protanomaly#AD8FBA
Deuteranopia#A1A1B8
Deuteranomaly#B397B9
Tritanopia#C58E8E
Tritanomaly#C78BA1
Achromatopsia#9C9C9C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CA86BA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ca86ba: #CA86BA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CA86BA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ca86ba': '#CA86BA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.525, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_ca86ba">#CA86BA</color>
SVG fillfill="#CA86BA"

More Pink Colors

#CA86BA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CA86BA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CA86BA?

#CA86BA is a light pink — rgb(202, 134, 186) in RGB and hsl(314, 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 7.99.

What is the RGB value of #CA86BA?

#CA86BA is rgb(202, 134, 186) — red 202, green 134, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CA86BA?

#CA86BA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 34%, 8%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CA86BA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CA86BA scores 2.75:1 against white and 7.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CA86BA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CA86BA 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 10.78, which is visibly different.

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