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#CA39DB — Pink

#CA39DB 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 #CA39DB 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.

#CA39DB 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 #49DB39; it also sits naturally between #7A39DB and #DB399A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CA39DB · RGB 202, 57, 219

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Color values

HEX#CA39DB
RGB202, 57, 219
HSL294°, 69%, 54%
HSV294°, 74%, 86%
CMYK8%, 74%, 0%, 14%
XYZ38.61, 20.60, 68.96
Yxy20.60, 0.3012, 0.1607
CIE-Lab52.51, 75.01, -53.64
Hunter Lab45.38, 76.03, -63.13

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 79% · Green 22% · Blue 86%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 74% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CA39DB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CA39DB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CA39DB

.text { color: #CA39DB; }
.background { background-color: #CA39DB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CA39DB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 57, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(294, 69%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CA39DB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 57, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CA39DB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 57, 219, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CA39DB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CA39DB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CA39DB

#C227D3#AE23BE#9A1FA8#871B93#73177D#5F1367#4B0F52#370B3C#240727#100311

Tints of #CA39DB

#CF4ADE#D45BE1#D971E5#DE82E8#E293EB#E7A5EE#ECB6F2#F1CBF6#F6DDF9#FAEEFC

Tones of #CA39DB

#C144CF#B850C3#AE5CB7#A667AD#9C72A1#937E95

Color harmonies

Complementary — #49DB39:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.10:1 AA large only
Against black text5.12:1 AA

Best text color on #CA39DB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CA39DB

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 #CA39DB: ·

How #CA39DB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #8B8AB4Deuteranopia · #949EAATritanopia · #C3958E

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 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CA39DB rather than the exact color:

Frozen Voyage
#BBAD27 · #37D6C7 · #C738D6 · #EADFC0
Smoky Ruby Mirage
#827E19 · #24B9B4 · #D131D7 · #E8ECC4
Burning Harbor
#1C781A · #7BDA58 · #D243D6 · #E5A7DD
Tranquil Ruby Tempest
#A661E6 · #D22EDE · #EA3AAE · #CF224C
Wild Ember
#621090 · #C735E8 · #92ED5E · #CCF3BA
Golden Solace
#C735CD · #7D2B55 · #9E2D2A · #A87535

Similar colors

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

#C738D6#D131D7#D243D6#D22EDE#C735E8#C735CD#CD48D6#C949D7#C72CE6#B936D9#DA33DF#D839D0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CA39DA  ·  #CA39DC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CA39DB?

#CA39DB is Pink, a pink color (RGB 202, 57, 219). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CA39DB?

#CA39DB is RGB 202, 57, 219 — HSL 294°, 69%, 54% — CMYK 8%, 74%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #CA39DB?

Its complement is #49DB39; analogous partners are #7A39DB and #DB399A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CA39DB for text?

Black text on #CA39DB has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.10:1.