Palettes / Colors / #CA8BCD

#CA8BCD — Light Muted Pink

#CA8BCD is a pink color we call Light Muted Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.

#CA8BCD is a cool 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 #8DCD89; it also sits naturally between #A789CD and #CD89AE. 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 55% · Blue 80%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CA8BCD

.text { color: #CA8BCD; }
.background { background-color: #CA8BCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CA8BCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 139, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(297, 40%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CA8BCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 139, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CA8BCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 139, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CA8BCD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CA8BCD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CA8BCD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8DCD89:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CA8BCD: #000000.

How #CA8BCD 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 #CA8BCD

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CA8BCD 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

← #CA8BCC  ·  #CA8BCE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CA8BCD?

#CA8BCD is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 202, 139, 205). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CA8BCD?

#CA8BCD is RGB 202, 139, 205 — HSL 297°, 40%, 67% — CMYK 1%, 32%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #CA8BCD?

Its complement is #8DCD89; analogous partners are #A789CD and #CD89AE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CA8BCD for text?

Black text on #CA8BCD has a contrast ratio of 8.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.60:1.