Palettes / Colors / #CA6DB6

#CA6DB6 — Muted Pink

#CA6DB6 is a pink color we call Muted Pink, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the pink family.

#CA6DB6 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 #6DCA81; it also sits naturally between #B06DCA and #CA6D87. 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 43% · Blue 71%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 46% · Yellow 10% · Key 21%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CA6DB6

.text { color: #CA6DB6; }
.background { background-color: #CA6DB6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CA6DB6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 109, 182); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(313, 47%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CA6DB6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 109, 182, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CA6DB6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 109, 182, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CA6DB6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CA6DB6">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6DCA81:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CA6DB6: #000000.

How #CA6DB6 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 #CA6DB6 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

← #CA6DB5  ·  #CA6DB7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CA6DB6?

#CA6DB6 is Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 202, 109, 182). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CA6DB6?

#CA6DB6 is RGB 202, 109, 182 — HSL 313°, 47%, 61% — CMYK 0%, 46%, 10%, 21%.

What colors go with #CA6DB6?

Its complement is #6DCA81; analogous partners are #B06DCA and #CA6D87. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CA6DB6 for text?

Black text on #CA6DB6 has a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.29:1.