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#CA2B68 — Pink

#CA2B68 is a pink color we call Pink, closest to the named color MediumVioletRed (#C71585). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: mediumvioletred (#C71585) — not an exact match. CSS mediumvioletred gives you #C71585, a different color; use #CA2B68 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.

#CA2B68 is a warm-leaning 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 #2BCA8D; it also sits naturally between #CA2BB7 and #CA3D2B. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CA2B68 · RGB 202, 43, 104

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Color values

HEX#CA2B68
RGB202, 43, 104
HSL337°, 65%, 48%
HSV337°, 79%, 79%
CMYK0%, 79%, 49%, 21%
XYZ27.72, 15.28, 14.59
Yxy15.28, 0.4813, 0.2654
CIE-Lab46.02, 64.25, 4.60
Hunter Lab39.09, 61.19, 3.24

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 79% · Green 17% · Blue 41%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 79% · Yellow 49% · Key 21%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CA2B68 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CA2B68 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CA2B68

.text { color: #CA2B68; }
.background { background-color: #CA2B68; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CA2B68; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 43, 104); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(337, 65%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CA2B68; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 43, 104, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CA2B68; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 43, 104, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CA2B68">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CA2B68">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CA2B68

#B9275F#A42354#931F4C#7E1B41#6D1738#5D1430#480F25#370C1C#220711#110409

Tints of #CA2B68

#D53975#DA4E84#DD5F8F#E2749E#E689AD#EA9EBB#EFB3CA#F3C4D6#F7D9E5#FBEEF3

Tones of #CA2B68

#BF366A#B3426D#A84D70#9D5872#926375#856F78

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2BCA8D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text5.18:1 AA
Against black text4.06:1 AA large only

Best text color on #CA2B68: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CA2B68

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 #CA2B68: ·

How #CA2B68 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #858459Deuteranopia · #8E9A56Tritanopia · #C24E4B

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 pink 600 · #DB2777Material Pink 500 · #E91E63Bootstrap danger · #DC3545

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CA2B68 rather than the exact color:

Golden Ruby Cascade
#C72B63 · #DA795E · #DBC770 · #BEE581
Hidden Ruby Marble
#BA71DC · #D850C5 · #C52768 · #D74B45
Hidden Orchard
#C42E67 · #8C3A28 · #B39234 · #495E18
Serene Opal
#18774E · #67E0BB · #C3286B · #E39EB5
Vivid Ruby Whisper
#1B9264 · #3FDB7F · #C62563 · #F1CADD
Royal Ruby Breeze
#372CA1 · #962ED6 · #5E1855 · #CA3466

Similar colors

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

#C72B63#C52768#C42E67#C3286B#C62563#CA3466#C32A62#C22961#D22662#C63767#D5246A#C71E64

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CA2B67  ·  #CA2B69 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CA2B68?

#CA2B68 is Pink, a pink color (RGB 202, 43, 104). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CA2B68?

#CA2B68 is RGB 202, 43, 104 — HSL 337°, 65%, 48% — CMYK 0%, 79%, 49%, 21%.

What colors go with #CA2B68?

Its complement is #2BCA8D; analogous partners are #CA2BB7 and #CA3D2B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CA2B68 for text?

White text on #CA2B68 has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.06:1.