Palettes / Colors / #CA48DA

#CA48DA — Pink

#CA48DA is a pink color we call Pink, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: orchid (#DA70D6) — not an exact match. CSS orchid gives you #DA70D6, a different color; use #CA48DA 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.

#CA48DA 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 #5ADA49; it also sits naturally between #8049DA and #DA49A2. 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 28% · Blue 85%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 67% · Yellow 0% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CA48DA

.text { color: #CA48DA; }
.background { background-color: #CA48DA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CA48DA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 72, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(293, 66%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CA48DA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 72, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CA48DA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 72, 218, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CA48DA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CA48DA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5ADA49:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CA48DA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CA48DA

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 #CA48DA 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 #CA48DA 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

← #CA48D9  ·  #CA48DB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CA48DA?

#CA48DA is Pink, a pink color (RGB 202, 72, 218). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CA48DA?

#CA48DA is RGB 202, 72, 218 — HSL 293°, 66%, 57% — CMYK 7%, 67%, 0%, 15%.

What colors go with #CA48DA?

Its complement is #5ADA49; analogous partners are #8049DA and #DA49A2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CA48DA for text?

Black text on #CA48DA has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.85:1.