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#CA3FAC — Pink

#CA3FAC 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 #CA3FAC 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.

#CA3FAC is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #3FCA5D; it also sits naturally between #A33FCA and #CA3F66. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CA3FAC · RGB 202, 63, 172

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Color values

HEX#CA3FAC
RGB202, 63, 172
HSL313°, 57%, 52%
HSV313°, 69%, 79%
CMYK0%, 69%, 15%, 21%
XYZ33.58, 19.09, 40.94
Yxy19.09, 0.3587, 0.2039
CIE-Lab50.79, 65.57, -29.20
Hunter Lab43.69, 64.07, -28.41

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 79% · Green 25% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 69% · Yellow 15% · Key 21%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CA3FAC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CA3FAC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CA3FAC

.text { color: #CA3FAC; }
.background { background-color: #CA3FAC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CA3FAC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 63, 172); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(313, 57%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CA3FAC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 63, 172, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CA3FAC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 63, 172, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CA3FAC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CA3FAC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CA3FAC

#BC349F#A82E8E#982A80#84246F#701F5E#5C194E#48143D#380F2F#240A1E#10040D

Tints of #CA3FAC

#CF4FB3#D463BC#D973C3#DE87CB#E297D2#E7A7D9#ECBBE2#F1CBE9#F6DFF1#FBEFF8

Tones of #CA3FAC

#C149A7#B752A1#AD5C9B#A26795#987190#8E7B8A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3FCA5D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.36:1 AA large only
Against black text4.82:1 AA

Best text color on #CA3FAC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CA3FAC

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 #CA3FAC: ·

How #CA3FAC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #8E8D92Deuteranopia · #96A08BTritanopia · #C37D78

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 500 · #EC4899Tailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3Material Purple 500 · #9C27B0

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CA3FAC rather than the exact color:

Tranquil Ruby Lagoon
#D03FAB · #B32E5C · #9F322C · #9A571E
Cosmic Meadow
#3566B6 · #4431C1 · #B16ED7 · #CA41B4
Misty Voyage
#236D34 · #58C977 · #C240A5 · #E2BAD8
Tranquil Ruby Opal
#8447D7 · #9C2EAF · #D443AC · #962C4B
Radiant Breeze
#5E31CA · #C983DC · #D740AB · #DB4362
Vivid Terrace
#2841A0 · #5E2FCE · #812C95 · #CD3B9F

Similar colors

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

#D03FAB#CA41B4#C240A5#D443AC#D740AB#CD3B9F#D133A5#CC42BC#C74EB2#C532A3#D848AD#C440BC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CA3FAB  ·  #CA3FAD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CA3FAC?

#CA3FAC is Pink, a pink color (RGB 202, 63, 172). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CA3FAC?

#CA3FAC is RGB 202, 63, 172 — HSL 313°, 57%, 52% — CMYK 0%, 69%, 15%, 21%.

What colors go with #CA3FAC?

Its complement is #3FCA5D; analogous partners are #A33FCA and #CA3F66. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CA3FAC for text?

Black text on #CA3FAC has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.36:1.