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#CA68AA — Muted Pink

#CA68AA 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 #CA68AA 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.

#CA68AA 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 #68CA89; it also sits naturally between #BA68CA and #CA6878. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CA68AA · RGB 202, 104, 170

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Color values

HEX#CA68AA
RGB202, 104, 170
HSL320°, 48%, 60%
HSV320°, 49%, 79%
CMYK0%, 49%, 16%, 21%
XYZ36.56, 25.36, 41.00
Yxy25.36, 0.3553, 0.2464
CIE-Lab57.42, 47.16, -17.83
Hunter Lab50.36, 44.87, -16.37

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 79% · Green 41% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 49% · Yellow 16% · Key 21%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CA68AA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CA68AA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CA68AA

.text { color: #CA68AA; }
.background { background-color: #CA68AA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CA68AA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 104, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(320, 48%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CA68AA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 104, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CA68AA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 104, 170, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CA68AA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CA68AA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CA68AA

#C2519C#B94191#A2397F#8F3270#792A5F#62224D#4F1C3E#39142C#260D1E#0F050C

Tints of #CA68AA

#CF77B2#D382B8#D992C1#DD9DC7#E2ACD0#E7BBD8#EBC6DF#F0D5E7#F4E1EE#FAF0F6

Tones of #CA68AA

#C36FA7#BC76A5#B57DA2#AE84A0#A78B9E#A0929B

Color harmonies

Complementary — #68CA89:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.46:1 AA large only
Against black text6.07:1 AA

Best text color on #CA68AA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CA68AA

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 #CA68AA: ·

How #CA68AA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A09F9ADeuteranopia · #A5AD96Tritanopia · #C58D8B

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 · #EC4899Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CA68AA rather than the exact color:

Palette B33791
#B33791 · #C562AF · #DB8DD0 · #FEC5F6
Hidden Ruby Solace
#3D7BA5 · #C768A0 · #81AF40 · #BCD2DC
Scarlet Ruby Cinder
#AB3887 · #CD65B4 · #3CB763 · #CDEADB
Vivid Ruby Harbor
#AA53C0 · #BE6AAE · #843555 · #C35B5C
Vintage Aurora
#8F39B9 · #C75CA6 · #92282F · #9C6D31
Burning Ruby Horizon
#C193D9 · #CF69B6 · #DC95A0 · #CD8A56

Similar colors

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

#C562AF#C768A0#CD65B4#BE6AAE#C75CA6#CF69B6#BF6AB1#BD69A6#D55FAA#D175AD#CA5F9D#D572B0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CA68A9  ·  #CA68AB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CA68AA?

#CA68AA is Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 202, 104, 170). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CA68AA?

#CA68AA is RGB 202, 104, 170 — HSL 320°, 48%, 60% — CMYK 0%, 49%, 16%, 21%.

What colors go with #CA68AA?

Its complement is #68CA89; analogous partners are #BA68CA and #CA6878. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CA68AA for text?

Black text on #CA68AA has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.46:1.