Palettes / Colors / #CA17EE
#CA17EE — Vivid Pink
#CA17EE 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 #CA17EE 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.
#CA17EE 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 #3AEE17; it also sits naturally between #5E17EE and #EE17A6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CA17EE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 202, 23, 238 |
| HSL | 290°, 86%, 51% |
| HSV | 290°, 90%, 93% |
| CMYK | 15%, 90%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 40.10, 19.34, 82.51 |
| Yxy | 19.34, 0.2825, 0.1363 |
| CIE-Lab | 51.09, 85.83, -66.67 |
| Hunter Lab | 43.98, 89.52, -86.02 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 79% · Green 9% · Blue 93%
Cyan 15% · Magenta 90% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CA17EE
.text { color: #CA17EE; }
.background { background-color: #CA17EE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CA17EE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 23, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(290, 86%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CA17EE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 23, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CA17EE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 23, 238, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CA17EE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CA17EE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #3AEE17:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 4.31:1 AA large only |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 4.87:1 AA |
Best text color on #CA17EE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CA17EE
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #CA17EE: ·
How #CA17EE 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 #CA17EE rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #CA17EE?
#CA17EE is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 202, 23, 238). Its closest standard named color is Fuchsia.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CA17EE?
#CA17EE is RGB 202, 23, 238 — HSL 290°, 86%, 51% — CMYK 15%, 90%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #CA17EE?
Its complement is #3AEE17; analogous partners are #5E17EE and #EE17A6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CA17EE for text?
Black text on #CA17EE has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.31:1.