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#CA88BE

#CA88BE is a light, muted pink, close to the color Peony. In RGB it’s made of 79.2% red, 53.3% green, and 74.5% blue. Its hue is 311°, with 38% saturation and 66% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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2.70:1 Fail
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7.78:1 AAA
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2.70:1 Fail
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This color as text on black

7.78:1 AAA

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #CA88BE as they’d see it.

Typical vision#CA88BE
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #CA88BE?

#CA88BE is a light, muted pink, close to the color Peony. In RGB it’s made of 79.2% red, 53.3% green, and 74.5% blue. Its hue is 311°, with 38% saturation and 66% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #CA88BE in RGB?

#CA88BE is rgb(202, 136, 190): 202 red, 136 green, and 190 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #CA88BE in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(0, 33, 6, 21). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #CA88BE?

PANTONE 2564 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #CA88BE?

Its complement #6BAC77 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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