Palettes / Colors / #CA28CE

#CA28CE — Pink

#CA28CE 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 #CA28CE 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.

#CA28CE 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 #2BCC28; it also sits naturally between #7828CC and #CC287D. 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 16% · Blue 81%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 81% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CA28CE

.text { color: #CA28CE; }
.background { background-color: #CA28CE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CA28CE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 40, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(299, 67%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CA28CE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 40, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CA28CE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 40, 206, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CA28CE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CA28CE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #2BCC28:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CA28CE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CA28CE

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 #CA28CE 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 #CA28CE 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

← #CA28CD  ·  #CA28CF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CA28CE?

#CA28CE is Pink, a pink color (RGB 202, 40, 206). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CA28CE?

#CA28CE is RGB 202, 40, 206 — HSL 299°, 67%, 48% — CMYK 2%, 81%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #CA28CE?

Its complement is #2BCC28; analogous partners are #7828CC and #CC287D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CA28CE for text?

Black text on #CA28CE has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.46:1.