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#CA0772 — Vivid Pink

#CA0772 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 #CA0772 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.

#CA0772 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 #07CA5F; it also sits naturally between #C007CA and #CA0711. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CA0772 · RGB 202, 7, 114

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Color values

HEX#CA0772
RGB202, 7, 114
HSL327°, 93%, 41%
HSV327°, 97%, 79%
CMYK0%, 97%, 44%, 21%
XYZ27.47, 13.92, 17.16
Yxy13.92, 0.4692, 0.2378
CIE-Lab44.12, 71.43, -4.37
Hunter Lab37.31, 69.19, -3.30

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 79% · Green 3% · Blue 45%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 97% · Yellow 44% · Key 21%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CA0772 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CA0772 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CA0772

.text { color: #CA0772; }
.background { background-color: #CA0772; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CA0772; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 7, 114); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(327, 93%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CA0772; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 7, 114, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CA0772; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 7, 114, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CA0772">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CA0772">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CA0772

#B60767#A7065F#940554#800548#710440#5E0335#4A032A#36021F#270116#14010B

Tints of #CA0772

#E70883#F61390#F8309E#F849A9#F966B7#FA7FC3#FB9DD1#FCB5DC#FDD3EA#FEEBF6

Tones of #CA0772

#BC1571#AE246F#A0316E#923F6D#854C6B#765B6A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #07CA5F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text5.55:1 AA
Against black text3.78:1 AA large only

Best text color on #CA0772: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CA0772

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 #CA0772: ·

How #CA0772 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #767458Deuteranopia · #818F52Tritanopia · #C0443F

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 · #E91E63Tailwind rose 600 · #E11D48

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CA0772 rather than the exact color:

Scarlet Horizon
#CF1277 · #F26BD1 · #16EA79 · #AFF3DB
Palette Ffcc00
#FFCC00 · #FF6666 · #CC0066 · #66CCCC
Palette 808836
#808836 · #FFBF00 · #FF9A00 · #D10363
Palette D20062
#D20062 · #D6589F · #D895DA · #C4E4FF
Palette Ffb200
#FFB200 · #EB5B00 · #E4003A · #B60071
Lucky Horizon
#9F228B · #D31B76 · #881C2C · #7C240E

Similar colors

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

#CF1277#CC0066#D10363#D20062#B60071#D31B76#DA0C81#DC136B#BE1D75#CF1C64#DC0083#C1115C

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CA0771  ·  #CA0773 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CA0772?

#CA0772 is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 202, 7, 114). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CA0772?

#CA0772 is RGB 202, 7, 114 — HSL 327°, 93%, 41% — CMYK 0%, 97%, 44%, 21%.

What colors go with #CA0772?

Its complement is #07CA5F; analogous partners are #C007CA and #CA0711. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CA0772 for text?

White text on #CA0772 has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.78:1.