Palettes / Colors / #CA7DAD

#CA7DAD — Muted Pink

#CA7DAD is a pink color we call Muted Pink, closest to the named color PaleVioletRed (#DB7093). It belongs to the pink family.

#CA7DAD 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 #7DCA9A; it also sits naturally between #C17DCA and #CA7D86. 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 49% · Blue 68%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 38% · Yellow 14% · Key 21%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CA7DAD

.text { color: #CA7DAD; }
.background { background-color: #CA7DAD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CA7DAD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 125, 173); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(323, 42%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CA7DAD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 125, 173, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CA7DAD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 125, 173, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CA7DAD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CA7DAD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7DCA9A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CA7DAD: #000000.

How #CA7DAD 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 #CA7DAD 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

← #CA7DAC  ·  #CA7DAE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CA7DAD?

#CA7DAD is Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 202, 125, 173). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CA7DAD?

#CA7DAD is RGB 202, 125, 173 — HSL 323°, 42%, 64% — CMYK 0%, 38%, 14%, 21%.

What colors go with #CA7DAD?

Its complement is #7DCA9A; analogous partners are #C17DCA and #CA7D86. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CA7DAD for text?

Black text on #CA7DAD has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.98:1.