Palettes / Colors / #CA90CE

#CA90CE — Light Muted Pink

#CA90CE 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 #CA90CE 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.

#CA90CE 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 #95CF91; it also sits naturally between #AC91CF and #CF91B4. 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 56% · Blue 81%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 30% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CA90CE

.text { color: #CA90CE; }
.background { background-color: #CA90CE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CA90CE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 144, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(296, 39%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CA90CE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 144, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CA90CE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 144, 206, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CA90CE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CA90CE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #95CF91:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CA90CE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CA90CE

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 #CA90CE 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 #CA90CE 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

← #CA90CD  ·  #CA90CF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CA90CE?

#CA90CE is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 202, 144, 206). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CA90CE?

#CA90CE is RGB 202, 144, 206 — HSL 296°, 39%, 69% — CMYK 2%, 30%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #CA90CE?

Its complement is #95CF91; analogous partners are #AC91CF and #CF91B4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CA90CE for text?

Black text on #CA90CE has a contrast ratio of 8.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.50:1.