Palettes / Colors / #CA12E1

#CA12E1 — Vivid Pink

#CA12E1 is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color DarkViolet (#9400D3). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkviolet (#9400D3) — not an exact match. CSS darkviolet gives you #9400D3, a different color; use #CA12E1 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.

#CA12E1 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 #2BE212; it also sits naturally between #6212E2 and #E21293. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 79% · Green 7% · Blue 88%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 92% · Yellow 0% · Key 12%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CA12E1

.text { color: #CA12E1; }
.background { background-color: #CA12E1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CA12E1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 18, 225); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(293, 85%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CA12E1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 18, 225, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CA12E1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 18, 225, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CA12E1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CA12E1">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #2BE212:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CA12E1: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CA12E1

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:

How #CA12E1 looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CA12E1 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CA12E0  ·  #CA12E2 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CA12E1?

#CA12E1 is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 202, 18, 225). Its closest standard named color is DarkViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CA12E1?

#CA12E1 is RGB 202, 18, 225 — HSL 293°, 85%, 48% — CMYK 10%, 92%, 0%, 12%.

What colors go with #CA12E1?

Its complement is #2BE212; analogous partners are #6212E2 and #E21293. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CA12E1 for text?

Black text on #CA12E1 has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.48:1.