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#CA09EC — Vivid Pink

#CA09EC is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Fuchsia (#FF00FF). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: fuchsia (#FF00FF) — not an exact match. CSS fuchsia gives you #FF00FF, a different color; use #CA09EC 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.

#CA09EC is a cool 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 #2BEC09; it also sits naturally between #5809EC and #EC099D. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CA09EC · RGB 202, 9, 236

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Color values

HEX#CA09EC
RGB202, 9, 236
HSL291°, 93%, 48%
HSV291°, 96%, 93%
CMYK14%, 96%, 0%, 7%
XYZ39.60, 18.81, 80.90
Yxy18.81, 0.2842, 0.1350
CIE-Lab50.46, 86.95, -66.56
Hunter Lab43.37, 90.81, -85.78

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 79% · Green 4% · Blue 93%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 96% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CA09EC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CA09EC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CA09EC

.text { color: #CA09EC; }
.background { background-color: #CA09EC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CA09EC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 9, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(291, 93%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CA09EC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 9, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CA09EC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 9, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CA09EC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CA09EC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CA09EC

#B908D9#A407C0#9306AC#7E0594#6D0580#5D046C#480354#370240#220127#110114

Tints of #CA09EC

#D518F7#DA30F8#DD44F8#E25DF9#E675FA#EB8EFB#EFA6FC#F3BAFD#F7D3FD#FBEBFE

Tones of #CA09EC

#BF18DC#B32ACB#A83ABB#9D49AB#92599B#866A8A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2BEC09:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.41:1 AA large only
Against black text4.76:1 AA

Best text color on #CA09EC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CA09EC

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 #CA09EC: ·

How #CA09EC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #7675B5Deuteranopia · #8290A8Tritanopia · #C08A80

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 fuchsia 600 · #C026D3Tailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EFTailwind purple 600 · #9333EA

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CA09EC rather than the exact color:

Tranquil Twilight
#25090E · #D7FE3D · #C313FA · #5384F9
Hidden Marble
#26C616 · #67EA49 · #D01AE2 · #EEA1ED
Misty Ruby Marble
#7238E6 · #DC17EC · #E83089 · #EE5240
Velvet Harbor
#1B180B · #FA4C7A · #1340FA · #DB13FA
Lucky Dusk
#200B0A · #C942FD · #2DBAFC · #B819FA
Silent Aurora
#0F25B4 · #733ADD · #C424E6 · #E958BE

Similar colors

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

#C313FA#D01AE2#DC17EC#DB13FA#B819FA#C424E6#C725E5#BF27EB#B81FDA#C72CE6#E900FF#B715CE

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CA09EB  ·  #CA09ED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CA09EC?

#CA09EC is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 202, 9, 236). Its closest standard named color is Fuchsia.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CA09EC?

#CA09EC is RGB 202, 9, 236 — HSL 291°, 93%, 48% — CMYK 14%, 96%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #CA09EC?

Its complement is #2BEC09; analogous partners are #5809EC and #EC099D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CA09EC for text?

Black text on #CA09EC has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.41:1.