Palettes / Colors / #CA2FAF

#CA2FAF — Pink

#CA2FAF 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 #CA2FAF 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.

#CA2FAF 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 #2FCA49; it also sits naturally between #972FCA and #CA2F63. 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 18% · Blue 69%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 77% · Yellow 13% · Key 21%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CA2FAF

.text { color: #CA2FAF; }
.background { background-color: #CA2FAF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CA2FAF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 47, 175); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(310, 62%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CA2FAF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 47, 175, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CA2FAF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 47, 175, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CA2FAF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CA2FAF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CA2FAF

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #2FCA49:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CA2FAF: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CA2FAF

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 #CA2FAF 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 #CA2FAF 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

← #CA2FAE  ·  #CA2FB0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CA2FAF?

#CA2FAF is Pink, a pink color (RGB 202, 47, 175). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CA2FAF?

#CA2FAF is RGB 202, 47, 175 — HSL 310°, 62%, 49% — CMYK 0%, 77%, 13%, 21%.

What colors go with #CA2FAF?

Its complement is #2FCA49; analogous partners are #972FCA and #CA2F63. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CA2FAF for text?

White text on #CA2FAF has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.54:1.