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CA96CD

#CA96CD closest to Pastel Violet

#CA96CD is a light, moderately saturated pink; the closest named color is Pastel Violet. In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 58.8% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(202, 150, 205)). Its HSL value is 297° hue, 35% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 1% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #CA96CD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.76:1.

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Variations of #CA96CD

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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#CA96CD 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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#CA96CD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CA96CD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 84% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #9EAACB
  • Protanopia 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #92A3CF
  • Protanomaly 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A3A1CE
  • Deuteranopia 84% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9EAACB
  • Deuteranomaly 89% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #ACA3CC
  • Tritanopia 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CD9BA9
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CC98BE
  • Achromatopsia 81% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A7A7A7
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B1A3B2

#CA96CD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.40:1 Very poor#CA96CD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.76:1 Very good#CA96CD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CA96CD in CSS

/* Pastel Violet */
.color { color: #CA96CD; }
.background { background-color: #CA96CD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CA96CD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(202 150 205);
color: hsl(297 35% 70%);
color: oklch(0.741 0.096 324.7);

#CA96CD FAQ

What color is #CA96CD?

#CA96CD is a light, moderately saturated pink. Its closest named color is Pastel Violet. It belongs to the pink color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #CA96CD?

#CA96CD is rgb(202, 150, 205) in RGB, hsl(297, 35%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(1%, 27%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CA96CD?

The complementary color of #CA96CD is #99CD96, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CA96CD?

Black text has the best contrast on #CA96CD: 8.76:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CA96CD a warm or cool color?

#CA96CD is a cool color.