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#CA6DA2 — Muted Pink

#CA6DA2 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 #CA6DA2 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.

#CA6DA2 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 #6DCA95; it also sits naturally between #C46DCA and #CA6D73. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CA6DA2 · RGB 202, 109, 162

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Color values

HEX#CA6DA2
RGB202, 109, 162
HSL326°, 47%, 61%
HSV326°, 46%, 79%
CMYK0%, 46%, 20%, 21%
XYZ36.35, 26.10, 37.30
Yxy26.10, 0.3644, 0.2617
CIE-Lab58.13, 43.38, -12.13
Hunter Lab51.09, 40.95, -10.71

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 79% · Green 43% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 46% · Yellow 20% · Key 21%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CA6DA2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CA6DA2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CA6DA2

.text { color: #CA6DA2; }
.background { background-color: #CA6DA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CA6DA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 109, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(326, 47%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CA6DA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 109, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CA6DA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 109, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CA6DA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CA6DA2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CA6DA2

#C25693#BB4487#A53B77#8E3367#7C2D59#652449#4F1C39#381429#250E1B#0F050B

Tints of #CA6DA2

#D07CAB#D487B3#D996BC#DDA1C3#E3B0CD#E7BCD4#ECCBDE#F0D6E5#F6E5EE#FAF0F5

Tones of #CA6DA2

#C374A1#BD7AA0#B6819F#AF889E#A88F9D#A3959C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #6DCA95:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.38:1 AA large only
Against black text6.22:1 AA

Best text color on #CA6DA2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CA6DA2

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 #CA6DA2: ·

How #CA6DA2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A2A195Deuteranopia · #A7AE92Tritanopia · #C58B89

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 pink 600 · #DB2777

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CA6DA2 rather than the exact color:

Hidden Ruby Solace
#3D7BA5 · #C768A0 · #81AF40 · #BCD2DC
Honey Horizon
#9FC1A2 · #9AB4B9 · #705DB5 · #BD69A6
Palette 8e3e63
#8E3E63 · #D2649A · #F6FAB9 · #CAE6B2
Dreamy Ruby Voyage
#7B2857 · #CA5F9D · #75D29D · #D1ECDC
Cosmic Ruby Drift
#7D71C7 · #B667CE · #D175AD · #B24644
Golden Dusk
#D2799B · #B83D33 · #C48235 · #DCDC86

Similar colors

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

#C768A0#BD69A6#D2649A#CA5F9D#D175AD#D2799B#BD759C#BF7397#BE6AAE#C75CA6#C562AF#D572B0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CA6DA1  ·  #CA6DA3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CA6DA2?

#CA6DA2 is Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 202, 109, 162). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CA6DA2?

#CA6DA2 is RGB 202, 109, 162 — HSL 326°, 47%, 61% — CMYK 0%, 46%, 20%, 21%.

What colors go with #CA6DA2?

Its complement is #6DCA95; analogous partners are #C46DCA and #CA6D73. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CA6DA2 for text?

Black text on #CA6DA2 has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.38:1.