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#CA88F6 Color

#CA88F6 is rgb(202, 136, 246) in RGB, hsl(276, 86%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 45%, 0%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Violet (#CC99FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CA88F6
HEX#CA88F6
RGBrgb(202, 136, 246)
HSLhsl(276, 86%, 75%)
HSVhsv(276, 45%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 45%, 0%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(73.5% 0.167 310.5)
LABlab(66.81% 40.49 -45.68)
LCHlch(66.81% 61.04 311.56)

What #CA88F6 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 #CA88F6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 8.08Bright Lilac#D891EFΔE 9.64Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 9.66Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 12.38Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 12.39Amethyst#9966CCΔE 15.34

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

#CA88F6 Channel Values

How #CA88F6 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 136 · B 2468-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 276° · S 86% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 276° · S 45% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 45% · Y 0% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.51:1 vs white · 8.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CA88F6 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 text2.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CA88F6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CA88F6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CA88F6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CA88F6
Complementary
#B4F688
Analogous
#9388F6
Analogous
#F688EB
Triadic
#F6CA88
Triadic
#88F6CA
Split comp.
#EBF688
Split comp.
#88F693

Tints & Shades of #CA88F6

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

#D197F7
#D9AAF9
#DFB8FA
#E6C6FB
#ECD4FC
#F4E7FD

Shades

#B559F3
#A02AEF
#8610D5
#660CA1
#480972
#2A0542

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CA88F6.

How #CA88F6 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#CA88F6
Protanopia#9696F6
Protanomaly#AD91F6
Deuteranopia#A2A2F5
Deuteranomaly#B398F5
Tritanopia#BC9C9C
Tritanomaly#C294C6
Achromatopsia#A3A3A3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CA88F6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ca88f6: #CA88F6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CA88F6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ca88f6': '#CA88F6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.533, blue: 0.965)
Android XML<color name="color_ca88f6">#CA88F6</color>
SVG fillfill="#CA88F6"

More Purple Colors

#CA88F6 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CA88F6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CA88F6?

#CA88F6 is a light purple — rgb(202, 136, 246) in RGB and hsl(276, 86%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Violet (#CC99FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.08.

What is the RGB value of #CA88F6?

#CA88F6 is rgb(202, 136, 246) — red 202, green 136, and blue 246 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CA88F6?

#CA88F6 converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 45%, 0%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CA88F6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CA88F6 scores 2.51:1 against white and 8.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CA88F6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CA88F6 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 mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 15.95, which is visibly different.

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