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#CA9BB3 Color

#CA9BB3 is rgb(202, 155, 179) in RGB, hsl(329, 31%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 23%, 11%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lilac (#C8A2C8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CA9BB3
HEX#CA9BB3
RGBrgb(202, 155, 179)
HSLhsl(329, 31%, 70%)
HSVhsv(329, 23%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 23%, 11%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(74% 0.064 346.7)
LABlab(69.02% 20.87 -5.38)
LCHlch(69.02% 21.55 345.55)

What #CA9BB3 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 #CA9BB3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lilac#C8A2C8ΔE 8.99English Lavender#B48395ΔE 9.6Opera Mauve#B784A7ΔE 10.01Pink Pearl#E7ACCFΔE 10.06Pastel Purple#B39EB5ΔE 10.54Lilac Luster#AE98AAΔE 10.78

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

#CA9BB3 Channel Values

How #CA9BB3 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 1798-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 329° · S 31% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 329° · S 23% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 23% · Y 11% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.37:1 vs white · 8.85:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CA9BB3 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 text8.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CA9BB3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CA9BB3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CA9BB3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CA9BB3
Complementary
#9BCAB2
Analogous
#C99BCA
Analogous
#CA9B9C
Triadic
#B3CA9B
Triadic
#9BB3CA
Split comp.
#9CCA9B
Split comp.
#9BCAC9

Tints & Shades of #CA9BB3

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

#D1A8BD
#D8B6C7
#DFC3D2
#E6D0DC
#EDDEE6
#F4EBF0

Shades

#BA7D9D
#A95B83
#8C4A6C
#6B3852
#4D283B
#2B1721

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CA9BB3.

How #CA9BB3 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#CA9BB3
Protanopia#A4A4B3
Protanomaly#B5A1B3
Deuteranopia#ACACB2
Deuteranomaly#B9A6B2
Tritanopia#C89E9E
Tritanomaly#C99DA7
Achromatopsia#A8A8A8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CA9BB3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ca9bb3: #CA9BB3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CA9BB3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ca9bb3': '#CA9BB3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.608, blue: 0.702)
Android XML<color name="color_ca9bb3">#CA9BB3</color>
SVG fillfill="#CA9BB3"

More Pink Colors

#CA9BB3 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#CA9BB3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CA9BB3?

#CA9BB3 is a light pink — rgb(202, 155, 179) in RGB and hsl(329, 31%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lilac (#C8A2C8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.99.

What is the RGB value of #CA9BB3?

#CA9BB3 is rgb(202, 155, 179) — red 202, green 155, and blue 179 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CA9BB3?

#CA9BB3 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 23%, 11%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CA9BB3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CA9BB3 scores 2.37:1 against white and 8.85:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CA9BB3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CA9BB3 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 13.8, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.