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#CA22EA — Vivid Pink

#CA22EA is a pink color we call Vivid 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 #CA22EA 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.

#CA22EA 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 #45EB24; it also sits naturally between #6624EB and #EB24A8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CA22EA · RGB 202, 34, 234

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Color values

HEX#CA22EA
RGB202, 34, 234
HSL290°, 83%, 53%
HSV290°, 85%, 92%
CMYK14%, 85%, 0%, 8%
XYZ39.78, 19.64, 79.54
Yxy19.64, 0.2863, 0.1413
CIE-Lab51.43, 83.37, -63.86
Hunter Lab44.32, 86.38, -80.79

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 79% · Green 13% · Blue 92%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 85% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CA22EA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CA22EA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CA22EA

.text { color: #CA22EA; }
.background { background-color: #CA22EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CA22EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 34, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(290, 83%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CA22EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 34, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CA22EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 34, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CA22EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CA22EA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CA22EA

#BE15E0#AA13C9#9710B1#830E9A#730D87#5F0A70#4B0859#370641#24042A#100213

Tints of #CA22EA

#CE36EC#D44EEF#D860F0#DD73F2#E38AF4#E79DF6#ECB0F8#F0C2F9#F6DAFC#FAECFD

Tones of #CA22EA

#C032DC#B640CE#AD4FBF#A45CB2#9A6AA4#917996

Color harmonies

Complementary — #45EB24:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.26:1 AA large only
Against black text4.93:1 AA

Best text color on #CA22EA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CA22EA

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 #CA22EA: ·

How #CA22EA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #8180BADeuteranopia · #8B98AETritanopia · #C2938B

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 #CA22EA rather than the exact color:

Crystal Lagoon
#5BE0E2 · #1D67E4 · #3917A7 · #C725E5
Silent Aurora
#0F25B4 · #733ADD · #C424E6 · #E958BE
Smoky Ruby Drift
#0E376C · #10128E · #782FE0 · #C72CE6
Honey Ruby Ember
#37B911 · #A9F16A · #BF27EB · #E4C7F6
Hidden Marble
#26C616 · #67EA49 · #D01AE2 · #EEA1ED
Palette Bf2ef0
#BF2EF0 · #ED3EF7 · #FEECB3 · #FFF6EA

Similar colors

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

#C725E5#C424E6#C72CE6#BF27EB#D01AE2#BF2EF0#C52CF9#D22EDE#D630E5#CC2FF8#C735E8#D731ED

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CA22E9  ·  #CA22EB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CA22EA?

#CA22EA is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 202, 34, 234). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CA22EA?

#CA22EA is RGB 202, 34, 234 — HSL 290°, 83%, 53% — CMYK 14%, 85%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #CA22EA?

Its complement is #45EB24; analogous partners are #6624EB and #EB24A8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CA22EA for text?

Black text on #CA22EA has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.26:1.