Palettes / Colors / #CA2BAF

#CA2BAF — Pink

#CA2BAF 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 #CA2BAF 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.

#CA2BAF 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 #2BCA45; it also sits naturally between #952BCA and #CA2B60. 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 17% · Blue 69%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 79% · Yellow 13% · Key 21%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CA2BAF

.text { color: #CA2BAF; }
.background { background-color: #CA2BAF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CA2BAF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 43, 175); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(310, 65%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CA2BAF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 43, 175, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CA2BAF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 43, 175, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CA2BAF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CA2BAF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #2BCA45:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CA2BAF: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CA2BAF

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 #CA2BAF 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 #CA2BAF 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #CA2BAF?

#CA2BAF is Pink, a pink color (RGB 202, 43, 175). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CA2BAF?

#CA2BAF is RGB 202, 43, 175 — HSL 310°, 65%, 48% — CMYK 0%, 79%, 13%, 21%.

What colors go with #CA2BAF?

Its complement is #2BCA45; analogous partners are #952BCA and #CA2B60. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CA2BAF for text?

White text on #CA2BAF has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.48:1.