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#CA09EF — Vivid Pink

#CA09EF 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 #CA09EF 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.

#CA09EF 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 #2FF109; it also sits naturally between #5609F1 and #F109A4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CA09EF · RGB 202, 9, 239

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Color values

HEX#CA09EF
RGB202, 9, 239
HSL290°, 93%, 49%
HSV290°, 96%, 94%
CMYK15%, 96%, 0%, 6%
XYZ40.03, 18.98, 83.22
Yxy18.98, 0.2815, 0.1335
CIE-Lab50.67, 87.44, -67.91
Hunter Lab43.57, 91.53, -88.38

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 79% · Green 4% · Blue 94%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 96% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CA09EF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CA09EF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CA09EF

.text { color: #CA09EF; }
.background { background-color: #CA09EF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CA09EF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 9, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(290, 93%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CA09EF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 9, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CA09EF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 9, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CA09EF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CA09EF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CA09EF

#BA08DD#A507C5#9506B1#800699#700585#5B046C#4A0359#360240#25022C#110114

Tints of #CA09EF

#D21DF7#D630F8#DB49F8#E062F9#E57AFA#E98EFB#EEA6FC#F2BFFD#F6D3FD#FBEBFE

Tones of #CA09EF

#C019E1#B42ACF#A93BBF#9E4BAF#935B9F#886D8D

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2FF109:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.38:1 AA large only
Against black text4.80:1 AA

Best text color on #CA09EF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CA09EF

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 #CA09EF: ·

How #CA09EF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #7675B7Deuteranopia · #8290AATritanopia · #C08B82

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 #CA09EF rather than the exact color:

Tranquil Twilight
#25090E · #D7FE3D · #C313FA · #5384F9
Hidden Marble
#26C616 · #67EA49 · #D01AE2 · #EEA1ED
Velvet Harbor
#1B180B · #FA4C7A · #1340FA · #DB13FA
Misty Ruby Marble
#7238E6 · #DC17EC · #E83089 · #EE5240
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#DB13FA#DC17EC#B819FA#C424E6#C725E5#BF27EB#B81FDA#E900FF#C72CE6#C52CF9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CA09EE  ·  #CA09F0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CA09EF?

#CA09EF is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 202, 9, 239). Its closest standard named color is Fuchsia.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CA09EF?

#CA09EF is RGB 202, 9, 239 — HSL 290°, 93%, 49% — CMYK 15%, 96%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #CA09EF?

Its complement is #2FF109; analogous partners are #5609F1 and #F109A4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CA09EF for text?

Black text on #CA09EF has a contrast ratio of 4.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.38:1.