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#CA90CA — Light Muted Pink

#CA90CA is a pink color we call Light Muted Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #CA90CA 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.

#CA90CA 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 #91CA91; it also sits naturally between #AD91CA and #CA91AD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CA90CA · RGB 202, 144, 202

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Color values

HEX#CA90CA
RGB202, 144, 202
HSL300°, 35%, 68%
HSV300°, 29%, 79%
CMYK0%, 29%, 0%, 21%
XYZ44.99, 36.77, 60.60
Yxy36.77, 0.3160, 0.2583
CIE-Lab67.10, 31.47, -21.24
Hunter Lab60.64, 30.04, -20.89

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 79% · Green 56% · Blue 79%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 29% · Yellow 0% · Key 21%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CA90CA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CA90CA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CA90CA

.text { color: #CA90CA; }
.background { background-color: #CA90CA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CA90CA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 144, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(300, 35%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CA90CA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 144, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CA90CA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 144, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CA90CA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CA90CA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CA90CA

#C07CC0#B464B4#A951A9#914691#7C3C7C#673267#4F264F#3B1C3B#221122#0E070E

Tints of #CA90CA

#CF9BCF#D4A5D4#D7ACD7#DCB7DC#E1C1E1#E6CBE6#EBD6EB#EEDDEE#F3E7F3#F8F1F8

Tones of #CA90CA

#C695C6#C299C2#BE9DBE#BAA1BA#B6A5B6#B1A9B1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #91CA91:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.51:1 Fails
Against black text8.35:1 AAA

Best text color on #CA90CA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CA90CA

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 #CA90CA: ·

How #CA90CA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B1B0BCDeuteranopia · #B4B9B9Tritanopia · #C7B1AE

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7Tailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CA90CA rather than the exact color:

Dreamy Ruby Harbor
#C68FCA · #7A3A49 · #A58F6C · #B4CA9A
Honey Ruby Solace
#99B37C · #53B390 · #515976 · #C68FC8
Golden Terrace
#5F64A5 · #CA8BCD · #BF8484 · #A2A55F
Palette 1c0c5b
#1C0C5B · #3D2C8D · #916BBF · #C996CC
Palette 937dc2
#937DC2 · #C689C6 · #FFABE1 · #FFE6F7
Electric Ruby Solace
#CB98D1 · #9D5152 · #C2C68D · #3F7D4A

Similar colors

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

#C68FCA#C68FC8#CA8BCD#C996CC#C689C6#CB98D1#C587CD#C69AC8#CD90D5#C187CA#CA9CCF#C49AD0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CA90C9  ·  #CA90CB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CA90CA?

#CA90CA is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 202, 144, 202). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CA90CA?

#CA90CA is RGB 202, 144, 202 — HSL 300°, 35%, 68% — CMYK 0%, 29%, 0%, 21%.

What colors go with #CA90CA?

Its complement is #91CA91; analogous partners are #AD91CA and #CA91AD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CA90CA for text?

Black text on #CA90CA has a contrast ratio of 8.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.51:1.