Close to Medium Orchid

#CA48CD

#CA48CD is a mid-tone, rich pink, close to the color Medium Orchid. In RGB it’s made of 79.2% red, 28.2% green, and 80.4% blue. Its hue is 299°, with 57% saturation and 54% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #CA48CD as they’d see it.

Typical vision#CA48CD
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 #CA48CD?

#CA48CD is a mid-tone, rich pink, close to the color Medium Orchid. In RGB it’s made of 79.2% red, 28.2% green, and 80.4% blue. Its hue is 299°, with 57% saturation and 54% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #CA48CD in RGB?

#CA48CD is rgb(202, 72, 205): 202 red, 72 green, and 205 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #CA48CD in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(1, 65, 0, 20). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #CA48CD?

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

What color goes with #CA48CD?

Its complement #10951E gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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