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#CA0CBB — Vivid Pink

#CA0CBB 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 #CA0CBB 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.

#CA0CBB 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 #0CCA1C; it also sits naturally between #7B0CCA and #CA0C5B. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CA0CBB · RGB 202, 12, 187

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Color values

HEX#CA0CBB
RGB202, 12, 187
HSL305°, 89%, 42%
HSV305°, 94%, 79%
CMYK0%, 94%, 7%, 21%
XYZ33.46, 16.41, 48.42
Yxy16.41, 0.3404, 0.1669
CIE-Lab47.50, 79.31, -43.16
Hunter Lab40.51, 79.97, -46.44

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 79% · Green 5% · Blue 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 94% · Yellow 7% · Key 21%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CA0CBB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CA0CBB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CA0CBB

.text { color: #CA0CBB; }
.background { background-color: #CA0CBB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CA0CBB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 12, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(305, 89%, 42%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CA0CBB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 12, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CA0CBB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 12, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CA0CBB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CA0CBB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CA0CBB

#B70BA9#A40A97#95098A#820878#6F0666#5C0554#480443#3A0335#270224#130112

Tints of #CA0CBB

#E30DD1#F21CE0#F335E3#F551E7#F66AEB#F882EE#F99FF2#FBB7F5#FCD4F9#FEECFC

Tones of #CA0CBB

#BC1AAF#B027A4#A23499#94428D#865081#795D77

Color harmonies

Complementary — #0CCA1C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.90:1 AA
Against black text4.28:1 AA large only

Best text color on #CA0CBB: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CA0CBB

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 #CA0CBB: ·

How #CA0CBB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #787691Deuteranopia · #839187Tritanopia · #C06F68

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 · #C026D3Material Purple 500 · #9C27B0Tailwind pink 600 · #DB2777

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CA0CBB rather than the exact color:

Crimson Dusk
#C917C9 · #EA42D9 · #1AE019 · #C8F5CA
Royal Ruby Aurora
#230C51 · #4E096B · #CB1EBC · #670A3B
Tranquil Ruby Solace
#CA13AA · #EC34B7 · #4DEE6A · #A7F1C0
Modern Ruby Marble
#C3C61D · #23DCDF · #CA1DC6 · #F3F1CE
Tender Ruby Opal
#CE17AA · #E6224F · #C15821 · #988D18
Honey Ruby Aurora
#AE83EA · #C01EB9 · #EC6792 · #ED946D

Similar colors

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

#C917C9#CB1EBC#CA13AA#CA1DC6#CE17AA#C01EB9#DE12BF#DA17B2#D21AAC#D020B4#C511A6#BD1EBF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CA0CBA  ·  #CA0CBC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CA0CBB?

#CA0CBB is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 202, 12, 187). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CA0CBB?

#CA0CBB is RGB 202, 12, 187 — HSL 305°, 89%, 42% — CMYK 0%, 94%, 7%, 21%.

What colors go with #CA0CBB?

Its complement is #0CCA1C; analogous partners are #7B0CCA and #CA0C5B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CA0CBB for text?

White text on #CA0CBB has a contrast ratio of 4.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.28:1.