Palettes / Colors / #CA91BE

#CA91BE — Light Muted Pink

#CA91BE 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 #CA91BE 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.

#CA91BE 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 #91CA9D; it also sits naturally between #BA91CA and #CA91A1. 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 57% · Blue 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 28% · Yellow 6% · Key 21%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CA91BE

.text { color: #CA91BE; }
.background { background-color: #CA91BE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CA91BE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 145, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(313, 35%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CA91BE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 145, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CA91BE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 145, 190, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CA91BE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CA91BE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #91CA9D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CA91BE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CA91BE

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 #CA91BE 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 #CA91BE 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 #CA91BE?

#CA91BE is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 202, 145, 190). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CA91BE?

#CA91BE is RGB 202, 145, 190 — HSL 313°, 35%, 68% — CMYK 0%, 28%, 6%, 21%.

What colors go with #CA91BE?

Its complement is #91CA9D; analogous partners are #BA91CA and #CA91A1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CA91BE for text?

Black text on #CA91BE has a contrast ratio of 8.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.53:1.