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#CA63AE — Muted Pink

#CA63AE is a pink color we call Muted Pink, closest to the named color PaleVioletRed (#DB7093). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palevioletred (#DB7093) — not an exact match. CSS palevioletred gives you #DB7093, a different color; use #CA63AE 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.

#CA63AE 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 #63CA7F; it also sits naturally between #B263CA and #CA637B. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CA63AE · RGB 202, 99, 174

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Color values

HEX#CA63AE
RGB202, 99, 174
HSL316°, 49%, 59%
HSV316°, 51%, 79%
CMYK0%, 51%, 14%, 21%
XYZ36.46, 24.54, 42.86
Yxy24.54, 0.3511, 0.2363
CIE-Lab56.62, 50.27, -21.37
Hunter Lab49.53, 48.10, -20.07

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 79% · Green 39% · Blue 68%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 51% · Yellow 14% · Key 21%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CA63AE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CA63AE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CA63AE

.text { color: #CA63AE; }
.background { background-color: #CA63AE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CA63AE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 99, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(316, 49%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CA63AE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 99, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CA63AE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 99, 174, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CA63AE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CA63AE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CA63AE

#C350A5#B63E96#A33887#8D3074#7A2A64#632251#501B42#39142F#260D1F#0F050D

Tints of #CA63AE

#CF72B6#D37EBC#D88DC4#DD9CCC#E2ABD4#E6B7DA#EBC6E1#F1D5E9#F5E1EF#FAF0F7

Tones of #CA63AE

#C26BAB#BB72A8#B479A4#AC80A1#A5889D#9E8F9A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #63CA7F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.55:1 AA large only
Against black text5.91:1 AA

Best text color on #CA63AE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CA63AE

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 #CA63AE: ·

How #CA63AE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9D9C9CDeuteranopia · #A3AB98Tritanopia · #C58E8A

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 · #C026D3Tailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CA63AE rather than the exact color:

Palette B33791
#B33791 · #C562AF · #DB8DD0 · #FEC5F6
Scarlet Ruby Cinder
#AB3887 · #CD65B4 · #3CB763 · #CDEADB
Vintage Aurora
#8F39B9 · #C75CA6 · #92282F · #9C6D31
Burning Ruby Horizon
#C193D9 · #CF69B6 · #DC95A0 · #CD8A56
Dreamy Solace
#6C9326 · #52A4D2 · #D55FAA · #E8EDD2
Lucky Garden
#669B9A · #9693C0 · #BF6AB1 · #8F6859

Similar colors

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

#C562AF#CD65B4#C75CA6#CF69B6#D55FAA#BF6AB1#BE6AAE#CF65BB#C768A0#CE64BD#BD69A6#D36CB9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CA63AD  ·  #CA63AF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CA63AE?

#CA63AE is Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 202, 99, 174). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CA63AE?

#CA63AE is RGB 202, 99, 174 — HSL 316°, 49%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 51%, 14%, 21%.

What colors go with #CA63AE?

Its complement is #63CA7F; analogous partners are #B263CA and #CA637B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CA63AE for text?

Black text on #CA63AE has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.55:1.