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#CA87CF Color

#CA87CF is rgb(202, 135, 207) in RGB, hsl(296, 43%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(2%, 35%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Lavender Magenta (#DDA0DD), visibly different at ΔE 10.43. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CA87CF
HEX#CA87CF
RGBrgb(202, 135, 207)
HSLhsl(296, 43%, 67%)
HSVhsv(296, 35%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(2%, 35%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(71.6% 0.125 324.4)
LABlab(65.19% 35.00 -26.66)
LCHlch(65.19% 43.99 322.71)

What #CA87CF 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 #CA87CF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 10.43African Violet#B284BEΔE 10.51Bright Lilac#D891EFΔE 11.91Orchid (Crayola)#E29CD2ΔE 12.61Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 12.84Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 13.02

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

#CA87CF Channel Values

How #CA87CF 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 135 · B 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 296° · S 43% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 296° · S 35% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 2% · M 35% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.67:1 vs white · 7.88:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CA87CF 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 text2.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CA87CF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CA87CF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CA87CF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CA87CF
Complementary
#8BCF87
Analogous
#A687CF
Analogous
#CF87B0
Triadic
#CFCA87
Triadic
#87CFCA
Split comp.
#B0CF87
Split comp.
#87CFA6

Tints & Shades of #CA87CF

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

#D195D5
#D9A7DC
#DFB6E2
#E7C8E9
#EDD7EF
#F5E9F6

Shades

#BC66C2
#AC47B3
#8C3A92
#6D2D71
#4D2050
#2E132F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CA87CF.

How #CA87CF 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#CA87CF
Protanopia#9595CF
Protanomaly#AD90CF
Deuteranopia#A1A1CE
Deuteranomaly#B397CE
Tritanopia#C29393
Tritanomaly#C58EAE
Achromatopsia#9E9E9E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CA87CF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ca87cf: #CA87CF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CA87CF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ca87cf': '#CA87CF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.529, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_ca87cf">#CA87CF</color>
SVG fillfill="#CA87CF"

More Pink Colors

#CA87CF sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CA87CF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CA87CF?

#CA87CF is a light pink — rgb(202, 135, 207) in RGB and hsl(296, 43%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Lavender Magenta (#DDA0DD), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.43.

What is the RGB value of #CA87CF?

#CA87CF is rgb(202, 135, 207) — red 202, green 135, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CA87CF?

#CA87CF converts to approximately cmyk(2%, 35%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CA87CF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CA87CF scores 2.67:1 against white and 7.88:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CA87CF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CA87CF 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 10.43, which is visibly different.

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