What color is #CA7FAA?

#CA7FAA is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Moonlight Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CA7FAA?

The RGB value is 202, 127, 170: 202 red, 127 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CA7FAA?

The complementary color is #7FCA9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CA7FAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CA7FAA color

#CA7FAA rgb(202, 127, 170)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CA7FAA is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 49.8% green and 66.7% blue (202, 127, 170).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 41% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 16% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Moonlight Mauve (#CA83A7), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.13:1).

#CA7FAA color codes

HEX	`#CA7FAA`
RGB	`rgb(202, 127, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 49.8%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 41%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 37%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 16%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.2, 35.11, -10.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.2, 36.68, 343.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.203, 30.64, 41.872)`
Decimal	`13270954`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CA7FAA, 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 #CA7FAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CA7FAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	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 #CA7FAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ca7faa; }
.text { color: #ca7faa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ca7faa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 127 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ca7faa, #ca7f84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #CA7FAA?: #CA7FAA is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Moonlight Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CA7FAA?: The RGB value is 202, 127, 170: 202 red, 127 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CA7FAA?: The complementary color is #7FCA9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CA7FAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.