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#CA87CA closest to Violaceous

#CA87CA is a light, moderately saturated pink; the closest named color is Violaceous. In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 52.9% green and 79.2% blue (rgb(202, 135, 202)). Its HSL value is 300° hue, 39% saturation and 66% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black. #CA87CA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.83:1.

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Variations of #CA87CA

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#CA87CA color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#CA87CA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CA87CA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 80% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #93A1C8
  • Protanopia 78% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8299CD
  • Protanomaly 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9A95CB
  • Deuteranopia 80% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #93A1C8
  • Deuteranomaly 86% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A699C9
  • Tritanopia 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CE8DA0
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CC8AB8
  • Achromatopsia 76% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9E9E9E
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #AA99AA

#CA87CA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.68:1 Very poor#CA87CA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.83:1 Very good#CA87CA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CA87CA in CSS

/* Violaceous */
.color { color: #CA87CA; }
.background { background-color: #CA87CA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CA87CA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(202 135 202);
color: hsl(300 39% 66%);
color: oklch(0.713 0.120 326.7);

#CA87CA FAQ

What color is #CA87CA?

#CA87CA is a light, moderately saturated pink. Its closest named color is Violaceous. It belongs to the pink color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #CA87CA?

#CA87CA is rgb(202, 135, 202) in RGB, hsl(300, 39%, 66%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 33%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CA87CA?

The complementary color of #CA87CA is #87CA87, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CA87CA?

Black text has the best contrast on #CA87CA: 7.83:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CA87CA a warm or cool color?

#CA87CA is a cool color.