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#CA028C — Vivid Pink

#CA028C is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color MediumVioletRed (#C71585). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: mediumvioletred (#C71585) — not an exact match. CSS mediumvioletred gives you #C71585, a different color; use #CA028C when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#CA028C is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #02CA41; it also sits naturally between #A502CA and #CA0227. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CA028C · RGB 202, 2, 140

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Color values

HEX#CA028C
RGB202, 2, 140
HSL319°, 98%, 40%
HSV319°, 99%, 79%
CMYK0%, 99%, 31%, 21%
XYZ29.11, 14.49, 26.07
Yxy14.49, 0.4178, 0.2080
CIE-Lab44.93, 74.40, -19.14
Hunter Lab38.07, 73.05, -16.65

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 79% · Green 1% · Blue 55%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 99% · Yellow 31% · Key 21%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #CA028C on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CA028C on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CA028C

.text { color: #CA028C; }
.background { background-color: #CA028C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CA028C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 2, 140); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(319, 98%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CA028C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 2, 140, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CA028C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 2, 140, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CA028C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CA028C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CA028C

#B6027D#A70272#920165#83015A#6F014C#5B013E#4C0134#380126#28001C#14000E

Tints of #CA028C

#E8029F#FD08AF#FD26B9#FD3FC1#FD5DCB#FE7CD5#FE95DD#FEB3E6#FECDEF#FFEBF8

Tones of #CA028C

#BC1085#AD1F80#9F2D7B#913B76#834970#74586B

Color harmonies

Complementary — #02CA41:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text5.39:1 AA
Against black text3.90:1 AA large only

Best text color on #CA028C: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CA028C

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #CA028C: ·

How #CA028C looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #73726BDeuteranopia · #7F8E63Tritanopia · #C0504A

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Tailwind pink 600 · #DB2777Material Pink 500 · #E91E63Material Purple 500 · #9C27B0

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CA028C rather than the exact color:

Smoky Marble
#CC138F · #ED42D6 · #57EF89 · #94EEAA
Palette 711db0
#711DB0 · #C21292 · #EF4040 · #FFA732
Palette 6c946f
#6C946F · #FFD35A · #FFA823 · #DC0083
Palette 610c9f
#610C9F · #940B92 · #DA0C81 · #E95793
Dreamy Bloom
#3A1A95 · #B81FDA · #D7158D · #B3161F
Dusty Ruby Tempest
#5F2AD5 · #951AAD · #C61A88 · #B71D2E

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#CC138F#C21292#DC0083#DA0C81#D7158D#C61A88#B30F90#CF1277#BE1A81#D71C85#B41687#C511A6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CA028B  ·  #CA028D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CA028C?

#CA028C is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 202, 2, 140). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CA028C?

#CA028C is RGB 202, 2, 140 — HSL 319°, 98%, 40% — CMYK 0%, 99%, 31%, 21%.

What colors go with #CA028C?

Its complement is #02CA41; analogous partners are #A502CA and #CA0227. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CA028C for text?

White text on #CA028C has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.90:1.