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#CA9BB2 Color

#CA9BB2 is rgb(202, 155, 178) in RGB, hsl(331, 31%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 23%, 12%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is English Lavender (#B48395), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.41. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CA9BB2
HEX#CA9BB2
RGBrgb(202, 155, 178)
HSLhsl(331, 31%, 70%)
HSVhsv(331, 23%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 23%, 12%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(74% 0.064 347.8)
LABlab(69.00% 20.75 -4.86)
LCHlch(69.00% 21.31 346.81)

What #CA9BB2 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 #CA9BB2, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

English Lavender#B48395ΔE 9.41Lilac#C8A2C8ΔE 9.47Opera Mauve#B784A7ΔE 10.31Pink Pearl#E7ACCFΔE 10.34Pastel Purple#B39EB5ΔE 10.61Lilac Luster#AE98AAΔE 10.71

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

#CA9BB2 Channel Values

How #CA9BB2 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 155 · B 1788-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 331° · S 31% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 331° · S 23% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 23% · Y 12% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.37:1 vs white · 8.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CA9BB2 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 text2.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CA9BB2 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CA9BB2

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CA9BB2; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CA9BB2
Complementary
#9BCAB3
Analogous
#CA9BC9
Analogous
#CA9C9B
Triadic
#B2CA9B
Triadic
#9BB2CA
Split comp.
#9BCA9C
Split comp.
#9BC9CA

Tints & Shades of #CA9BB2

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

#D1A8BC
#D8B6C6
#DFC3D1
#E6D0DB
#EDDEE5
#F4EBF0

Shades

#BA7D9B
#A95B81
#8C4A6A
#6B3851
#4D283A
#2B1721

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CA9BB2.

How #CA9BB2 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#CA9BB2
Protanopia#A4A4B2
Protanomaly#B5A1B2
Deuteranopia#ACACB1
Deuteranomaly#B9A6B1
Tritanopia#C89E9E
Tritanomaly#C99DA6
Achromatopsia#A8A8A8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CA9BB2 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ca9bb2: #CA9BB2;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CA9BB2;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ca9bb2': '#CA9BB2' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.608, blue: 0.698)
Android XML<color name="color_ca9bb2">#CA9BB2</color>
SVG fillfill="#CA9BB2"

More Pink Colors

#CA9BB2 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#CA9BB2 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CA9BB2?

#CA9BB2 is a light pink — rgb(202, 155, 178) in RGB and hsl(331, 31%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is English Lavender (#B48395), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.41.

What is the RGB value of #CA9BB2?

#CA9BB2 is rgb(202, 155, 178) — red 202, green 155, and blue 178 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CA9BB2?

#CA9BB2 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 23%, 12%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CA9BB2 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CA9BB2 scores 2.37:1 against white and 8.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CA9BB2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CA9BB2 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 rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 13.3, which is visibly different.

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