What color is #CA5AB6?

#CA5AB6 is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Barbiecore. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CA5AB6?

The RGB value is 202, 90, 182: 202 red, 90 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CA5AB6?

The complementary color is #5ACA6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CA5AB6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CA5AB6 color

#CA5AB6 rgb(202, 90, 182)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CA5AB6 is a moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 35.3% green and 71.4% blue (202, 90, 182).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 51% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 10% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Barbiecore (#E15ACB), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.65:1).

#CA5AB6 color codes

HEX	`#CA5AB6`
RGB	`rgb(202, 90, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 35.3%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 51%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 55%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 55%, 10%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.33, 55.84, -27.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.33, 62.45, 333.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.457, 23.249, 46.814)`
Decimal	`13261494`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CA5AB6, 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 #CA5AB6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#CA5AB6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.65:1	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 #CA5AB6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ca5ab6; }
.text { color: #ca5ab6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ca5ab6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 90 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ca5ab6, #ca5a7e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Orchid.

Questions

What color is #CA5AB6?: #CA5AB6 is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Barbiecore. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CA5AB6?: The RGB value is 202, 90, 182: 202 red, 90 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CA5AB6?: The complementary color is #5ACA6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CA5AB6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.