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#CA8CBE Color

#CA8CBE is rgb(202, 140, 190) in RGB, hsl(312, 37%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 31%, 6%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Medium Orchid (#D39BCB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.57. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CA8CBE
HEX#CA8CBE
RGBrgb(202, 140, 190)
HSLhsl(312, 37%, 67%)
HSVhsv(312, 31%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 31%, 6%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(71.7% 0.1 333.7)
LABlab(65.80% 30.08 -16.26)
LCHlch(65.80% 34.19 331.60)

What #CA8CBE 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 #CA8CBE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Medium Orchid#D39BCBΔE 5.57Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 5.95Pastel Violet#CB99C9ΔE 6.05Orchid (Crayola)#E29CD2ΔE 7.46Opera Mauve#B784A7ΔE 9.36Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 9.36

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

#CA8CBE Channel Values

How #CA8CBE 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 140 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 312° · S 37% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 312° · S 31% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 31% · Y 6% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.62:1 vs white · 8.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CA8CBE 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 text2.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CA8CBE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CA8CBE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CA8CBE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CA8CBE
Complementary
#8CCA98
Analogous
#B78CCA
Analogous
#CA8C9E
Triadic
#BECA8C
Triadic
#8CBECA
Split comp.
#9ECA8C
Split comp.
#8CCAB7

Tints & Shades of #CA8CBE

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

#D09AC5
#D8ABCF
#DFB9D7
#E7CBE1
#EDD9E9
#F5EAF3

Shades

#BC6CAC
#AB4F99
#8C407D
#6C3261
#4D2345
#2D1529

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CA8CBE.

How #CA8CBE 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#CA8CBE
Protanopia#9999BE
Protanomaly#AF94BE
Deuteranopia#A4A4BC
Deuteranomaly#B49BBD
Tritanopia#C59494
Tritanomaly#C791A6
Achromatopsia#A0A0A0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CA8CBE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ca8cbe: #CA8CBE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CA8CBE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ca8cbe': '#CA8CBE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.549, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_ca8cbe">#CA8CBE</color>
SVG fillfill="#CA8CBE"

More Pink Colors

#CA8CBE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#CA8CBE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CA8CBE?

#CA8CBE is a light pink — rgb(202, 140, 190) in RGB and hsl(312, 37%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Medium Orchid (#D39BCB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.57.

What is the RGB value of #CA8CBE?

#CA8CBE is rgb(202, 140, 190) — red 202, green 140, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CA8CBE?

#CA8CBE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 31%, 6%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CA8CBE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CA8CBE scores 2.62:1 against white and 8.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CA8CBE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CA8CBE 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 9.36, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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