What color is #CA98CF?

#CA98CF is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CA98CF?

The RGB value is 202, 152, 207: 202 red, 152 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CA98CF?

The complementary color is #9DCF98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CA98CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.9:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CA98CF color

#CA98CF rgb(202, 152, 207)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CA98CF is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 59.6% green and 81.2% blue (202, 152, 207).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 36% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Violet (#CB99C9), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.9:1).

#CA98CF color codes

HEX	`#CA98CF`
RGB	`rgb(202, 152, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 59.6%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 36%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 27%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 27%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.13, 28.04, -20.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.13, 34.98, 323.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.847, 39.519, 64.18)`
Decimal	`13277391`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CA98CF, 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 #CA98CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CA98CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.9:1	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 #CA98CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ca98cf; }
.text { color: #ca98cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ca98cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 152 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ca98cf, #cf98b9); }

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Questions

What color is #CA98CF?: #CA98CF is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CA98CF?: The RGB value is 202, 152, 207: 202 red, 152 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CA98CF?: The complementary color is #9DCF98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CA98CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.9:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.