What color is #CA6BE4?

#CA6BE4 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Fake Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CA6BE4?

The RGB value is 202, 107, 228: 202 red, 107 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CA6BE4?

The complementary color is #85E46B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CA6BE4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CA6BE4 color

#CA6BE4 rgb(202, 107, 228)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CA6BE4 is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 42% green and 89.4% blue (202, 107, 228).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 69% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 53% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Fake Love (#CC77EE), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.73:1).

#CA6BE4 color codes

HEX	`#CA6BE4`
RGB	`rgb(202, 107, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 42%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 69%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 53%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 53%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.49, 55.95, -46.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.49, 72.44, 320.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.617, 28.675, 76.621)`
Decimal	`13265892`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CA6BE4, 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 #CA6BE4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#CA6BE4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.73:1	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 #CA6BE4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ca6be4; }
.text { color: #ca6be4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ca6be4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 107 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ca6be4, #e46bc1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #CA6BE4?: #CA6BE4 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Fake Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CA6BE4?: The RGB value is 202, 107, 228: 202 red, 107 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CA6BE4?: The complementary color is #85E46B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CA6BE4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.