What color is #CA80BC?

#CA80BC is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Pink Punk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CA80BC?

The RGB value is 202, 128, 188: 202 red, 128 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CA80BC?

The complementary color is #80CA8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CA80BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CA80BC color

#CA80BC rgb(202, 128, 188)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CA80BC is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 50.2% green and 73.7% blue (202, 128, 188).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 41% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 7% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Pink Punk (#D983BD), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.33:1).

#CA80BC color codes

HEX	`#CA80BC`
RGB	`rgb(202, 128, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 50.2%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 41%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 37%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 7%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.03, 37.6, -19.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.03, 42.38, 332.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.153, 31.628, 51.504)`
Decimal	`13271228`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CA80BC, 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 #CA80BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CA80BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.33:1	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 #CA80BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ca80bc; }
.text { color: #ca80bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ca80bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 128 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ca80bc, #ca8097); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Orchid.

Questions

What color is #CA80BC?: #CA80BC is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Pink Punk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CA80BC?: The RGB value is 202, 128, 188: 202 red, 128 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CA80BC?: The complementary color is #80CA8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CA80BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.