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#CA49CB — Pink

#CA49CB 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 #CA49CB 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.

#CA49CB 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 #48CB48; it also sits naturally between #8A48CB and #CB488A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CA49CB · RGB 202, 73, 203

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Color values

HEX#CA49CB
RGB202, 73, 203
HSL300°, 56%, 54%
HSV300°, 64%, 80%
CMYK0%, 64%, 0%, 20%
XYZ37.52, 21.63, 58.70
Yxy21.63, 0.3184, 0.1836
CIE-Lab53.64, 66.63, -42.71
Hunter Lab46.51, 66.11, -46.52

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 79% · Green 29% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 64% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CA49CB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CA49CB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CA49CB

.text { color: #CA49CB; }
.background { background-color: #CA49CB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CA49CB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 73, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(300, 56%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CA49CB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 73, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CA49CB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 73, 203, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CA49CB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CA49CB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CA49CB

#C337C3#AF31AF#9B2C9B#872687#732173#5F1B5F#4C154C#381038#240A24#100410

Tints of #CA49CB

#D058D0#D468D4#DA7CDA#DE8CDE#E39CE3#E7ABE7#ECBBEC#F2CFF2#F6DFF6#FBEFFB

Tones of #CA49CB

#C251C2#B95BB9#AF64AF#A66EA6#9C779C#938093

Color harmonies

Complementary — #48CB48:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.94:1 AA large only
Against black text5.33:1 AA

Best text color on #CA49CB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CA49CB

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 #CA49CB: ·

How #CA49CB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9291ACDeuteranopia · #9AA3A4Tritanopia · #C4938D

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 #CA49CB rather than the exact color:

Mellow Ruby Aurora
#E882E1 · #D147C8 · #8A1982 · #661961
Vivid Ruby Voyage
#D244CD · #E08EB9 · #D55C66 · #C66027
Vivid Saffron
#415CCB · #9E7AD8 · #C247C6 · #A83C6D
Gentle Bloom
#30A6AE · #CF52C7 · #C5CE4C · #D8EFED
Hidden Summit
#C74DD5 · #CA3185 · #9C2223 · #D69E5D
Tender Harbor
#5252D9 · #8359DE · #7E27B1 · #CD48D6

Similar colors

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

#D147C8#D244CD#C247C6#CF52C7#C74DD5#CD48D6#C949D7#C954C5#D041C2#C654C3#D243D6#C153D2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CA49CA  ·  #CA49CC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CA49CB?

#CA49CB is Pink, a pink color (RGB 202, 73, 203). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CA49CB?

#CA49CB is RGB 202, 73, 203 — HSL 300°, 56%, 54% — CMYK 0%, 64%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #CA49CB?

Its complement is #48CB48; analogous partners are #8A48CB and #CB488A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CA49CB for text?

Black text on #CA49CB has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.94:1.