What color is #CA47A8?

#CA47A8 is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Lustful Wishes. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CA47A8?

The RGB value is 202, 71, 168: 202 red, 71 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CA47A8?

The complementary color is #47CA69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CA47A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CA47A8 color

#CA47A8 rgb(202, 71, 168)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CA47A8 is a moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 27.8% green and 65.9% blue (202, 71, 168).

Its hue angle is 316°, with 55% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 65% magenta, 17% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Lustful Wishes (#CC4499), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#CA47A8 color codes

HEX	`#CA47A8`
RGB	`rgb(202, 71, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 27.8%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(316, 55%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(316, 65%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 65%, 17%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.72, 61.94, -25.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.72, 66.94, 337.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.679, 19.893, 39.104)`
Decimal	`13256616`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CA47A8, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #CA47A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#CA47A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #CA47A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ca47a8; }
.text { color: #ca47a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ca47a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 71 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ca47a8, #ca4766); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mulberry.

Questions

What color is #CA47A8?: #CA47A8 is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Lustful Wishes. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CA47A8?: The RGB value is 202, 71, 168: 202 red, 71 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CA47A8?: The complementary color is #47CA69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CA47A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.