What color is #CA57D0?

#CA57D0 is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Love Priestess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CA57D0?

The RGB value is 202, 87, 208: 202 red, 87 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CA57D0?

The complementary color is #5DD057, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CA57D0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CA57D0 color

#CA57D0 rgb(202, 87, 208)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CA57D0 is a moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 34.1% green and 81.6% blue (202, 87, 208).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 56% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 58% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Love Priestess (#BB55CC), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.79:1).

#CA57D0 color codes

HEX	`#CA57D0`
RGB	`rgb(202, 87, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 34.1%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 56%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 58%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 58%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.02, 61.6, -41.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.02, 74.44, 325.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.15, 23.929, 62.219)`
Decimal	`13260752`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CA57D0, 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 #CA57D0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#CA57D0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.79:1	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 #CA57D0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ca57d0; }
.text { color: #ca57d0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ca57d0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 87 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ca57d0, #d05799); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #CA57D0?: #CA57D0 is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Love Priestess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CA57D0?: The RGB value is 202, 87, 208: 202 red, 87 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CA57D0?: The complementary color is #5DD057, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CA57D0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.