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#CA90CD closest to Violaceous

#CA90CD is a light, moderately saturated pink; the closest named color is Violaceous. In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 56.5% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(202, 144, 205)). Its HSL value is 297° hue, 38% saturation and 68% lightness, and in CMYK it is 1% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #CA90CD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.38:1.

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Variations of #CA90CD

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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#CA90CD color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

CA90CD93CD90
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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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#CA90CD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CA90CD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 82% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #99A6CB
  • Protanopia 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8B9FCF
  • Protanomaly 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9F9CCE
  • Deuteranopia 82% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #99A6CB
  • Deuteranomaly 88% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A99FCC
  • Tritanopia 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CD96A6
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CC92BC
  • Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A4A4A4
  • Achromatomaly 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #AE9FAF

#CA90CD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.51:1 Very poor#CA90CD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.38:1 Very good#CA90CD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CA90CD in CSS

/* Violaceous */
.color { color: #CA90CD; }
.background { background-color: #CA90CD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CA90CD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(202 144 205);
color: hsl(297 38% 68%);
color: oklch(0.730 0.107 324.9);

#CA90CD FAQ

What color is #CA90CD?

#CA90CD 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 #CA90CD?

#CA90CD is rgb(202, 144, 205) in RGB, hsl(297, 38%, 68%) in HSL and cmyk(1%, 30%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CA90CD?

The complementary color of #CA90CD is #93CD90, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CA90CD?

Black text has the best contrast on #CA90CD: 8.38:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CA90CD a warm or cool color?

#CA90CD is a cool color.