What color is #CA75B8?

#CA75B8 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Super Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CA75B8?

The RGB value is 202, 117, 184: 202 red, 117 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CA75B8?

The complementary color is #75CA87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CA75B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CA75B8 color

#CA75B8 rgb(202, 117, 184)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CA75B8 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 45.9% green and 72.2% blue (202, 117, 184).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 45% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 9% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Super Pink (#CE6BA6), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.75:1).

#CA75B8 color codes

HEX	`#CA75B8`
RGB	`rgb(202, 117, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 45.9%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 45%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 42%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 9%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.55, 42.75, -21.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.55, 47.66, 333.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.37, 28.742, 48.812)`
Decimal	`13268408`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CA75B8, 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 #CA75B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#CA75B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.75:1	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 #CA75B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ca75b8; }
.text { color: #ca75b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ca75b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 117 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ca75b8, #ca758d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CA75B8?: #CA75B8 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Super Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CA75B8?: The RGB value is 202, 117, 184: 202 red, 117 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CA75B8?: The complementary color is #75CA87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CA75B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.