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#CA88FC Color

#CA88FC is rgb(202, 136, 252) in RGB, hsl(274, 95%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 46%, 0%, 1%) 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 9.81. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CA88FC
HEX#CA88FC
RGBrgb(202, 136, 252)
HSLhsl(274, 95%, 76%)
HSVhsv(274, 46%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 46%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(73.8% 0.173 309)
LABlab(67.05% 41.49 -48.58)
LCHlch(67.05% 63.88 310.50)

What #CA88FC 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 #CA88FC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 9.81Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 12.2Bright Lilac#D891EFΔE 12.47Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 13.19Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 13.77Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 16.08

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

#CA88FC Channel Values

How #CA88FC 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 2528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 274° · S 95% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 274° · S 46% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 46% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.49:1 vs white · 8.44:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CA88FC 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 text2.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CA88FC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CA88FC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CA88FC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CA88FC
Complementary
#BAFC88
Analogous
#8F88FC
Analogous
#FC88F4
Triadic
#FCCA88
Triadic
#88FCCA
Split comp.
#F4FC88
Split comp.
#88FC8F

Tints & Shades of #CA88FC

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

#D097FC
#D7A5FD
#DEB4FD
#E7C8FE
#EDD7FE
#F4E6FE

Shades

#B356FB
#9B1FF9
#8106E0
#6504AE
#48037C
#280246

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CA88FC.

How #CA88FC 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#CA88FC
Protanopia#9696FC
Protanomaly#AD91FC
Deuteranopia#A2A2FB
Deuteranomaly#B398FB
Tritanopia#BB9D9D
Tritanomaly#C195CA
Achromatopsia#A4A4A4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CA88FC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ca88fc: #CA88FC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CA88FC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ca88fc': '#CA88FC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.533, blue: 0.988)
Android XML<color name="color_ca88fc">#CA88FC</color>
SVG fillfill="#CA88FC"

More Purple Colors

#CA88FC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CA88FC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CA88FC?

#CA88FC is a light purple — rgb(202, 136, 252) in RGB and hsl(274, 95%, 76%) 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 9.81.

What is the RGB value of #CA88FC?

#CA88FC is rgb(202, 136, 252) — red 202, green 136, and blue 252 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CA88FC?

#CA88FC converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 46%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CA88FC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CA88FC scores 2.49:1 against white and 8.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CA88FC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CA88FC 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 16.08, which is visibly different.

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