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#CA22DB — Pink

#CA22DB is a pink color we call Pink, closest to the named color DarkOrchid (#9932CC). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkorchid (#9932CC) — not an exact match. CSS darkorchid gives you #9932CC, a different color; use #CA22DB 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.

#CA22DB 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 #35DD22; it also sits naturally between #6D22DD and #DD2292. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CA22DB · RGB 202, 34, 219

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Color values

HEX#CA22DB
RGB202, 34, 219
HSL294°, 73%, 50%
HSV294°, 84%, 86%
CMYK8%, 84%, 0%, 14%
XYZ37.72, 18.82, 68.66
Yxy18.82, 0.3013, 0.1503
CIE-Lab50.47, 80.91, -56.90
Hunter Lab43.38, 82.91, -68.38

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 79% · Green 13% · Blue 86%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 84% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CA22DB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CA22DB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CA22DB

.text { color: #CA22DB; }
.background { background-color: #CA22DB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CA22DB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 34, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(294, 73%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CA22DB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 34, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CA22DB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 34, 219, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CA22DB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CA22DB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CA22DB

#B61FC7#A61CB5#91199F#81168D#6D1377#590F61#490C4F#350939#240628#100312

Tints of #CA22DB

#CF38E0#D44AE3#D960E6#DD72E9#E288EC#E89EF0#ECB0F3#F1C6F6#F5D7F9#FBEDFC

Tones of #CA22DB

#C02FD0#B53DC2#AA4AB5#9F58A7#95659A#8A738C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #35DD22:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

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

Best text color on #CA22DB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CA22DB

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 #CA22DB: ·

How #CA22DB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #8180AEDeuteranopia · #8B98A3Tritanopia · #C28B83

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 #CA22DB rather than the exact color:

Crystal Lagoon
#5BE0E2 · #1D67E4 · #3917A7 · #C725E5
Hidden Marble
#26C616 · #67EA49 · #D01AE2 · #EEA1ED
Silent Aurora
#0F25B4 · #733ADD · #C424E6 · #E958BE
Tranquil Ruby Tempest
#A661E6 · #D22EDE · #EA3AAE · #CF224C
Smoky Ruby Drift
#0E376C · #10128E · #782FE0 · #C72CE6
Royal Ruby Drift
#D42BD2 · #BE1D75 · #DF4D5B · #BE4F16

Similar colors

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

#C725E5#D01AE2#C424E6#D22EDE#C72CE6#D42BD2#D131D7#B927D8#B81FDA#D827D0#BF23CC#BF27EB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CA22DA  ·  #CA22DC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CA22DB?

#CA22DB is Pink, a pink color (RGB 202, 34, 219). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CA22DB?

#CA22DB is RGB 202, 34, 219 — HSL 294°, 73%, 50% — CMYK 8%, 84%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #CA22DB?

Its complement is #35DD22; analogous partners are #6D22DD and #DD2292. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CA22DB for text?

Black text on #CA22DB has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.41:1.