Palettes / Colors / #CA81BB

#CA81BB — Muted Pink

#CA81BB is a pink color we call Muted Pink, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: orchid (#DA70D6) — not an exact match. CSS orchid gives you #DA70D6, a different color; use #CA81BB 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.

#CA81BB 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 #81CA90; it also sits naturally between #B481CA and #CA8197. 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 51% · Blue 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 36% · Yellow 7% · Key 21%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CA81BB

.text { color: #CA81BB; }
.background { background-color: #CA81BB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CA81BB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 129, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(312, 41%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CA81BB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 129, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CA81BB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 129, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CA81BB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CA81BB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #81CA90:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CA81BB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CA81BB

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:

How #CA81BB 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 #CA81BB 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #CA81BB?

#CA81BB is Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 202, 129, 187). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CA81BB?

#CA81BB is RGB 202, 129, 187 — HSL 312°, 41%, 65% — CMYK 0%, 36%, 7%, 21%.

What colors go with #CA81BB?

Its complement is #81CA90; analogous partners are #B481CA and #CA8197. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CA81BB for text?

Black text on #CA81BB has a contrast ratio of 7.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.85:1.