#ca08b9 Color Information

#ca08b9 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #ca08b9. In RGB, it consists of 79.2% Red, 3.1% Green, and 72.5% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 96% Magenta, 8.4% Yellow, and 20.8% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 305.3°, with saturation of 92.4% and lightness of 41.2%. The decimal value for #ca08b9 is 13240505, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc00cc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #ca08b9 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#ca08b9 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color202, 8, 185 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color79.2%, 3.1%, 72.5% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.208, 0.969, 0.275 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.96, 0.084, 0.208 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color305.3°, 92.4%, 41.2% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color305.3°, 96.0%, 79.2% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color33.201, 16.233, 47.282 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color202, 8, 185 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code13240505 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color47.279, 79.380, -42.351 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)47.279, 89.971, 331.919 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color47.279, 73.423, -73.309 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color40.290, 76.584, -41.376 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.343, 0.168, 16.233 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4291430585 / 0xffca08b9 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc00cc Copy
Last Updated: November 29, 2024

Shades of #ca08b9

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #ca08b9, its pure hue is 305.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 92.4%, and its lightness is 41.2%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #ca08b9, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #190117 to #b107a2.

Tints of #ca08b9

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #ca08b9, its pure hue is 305.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 92.4%, and its lightness is 41.2%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #ca08b9, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #d127c2 to #f8e0f6.

Tones of #ca08b9

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #ca08b9, its pure hue is 305.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 92.4%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #ca08b9, which range from #696969 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #d200c0 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #ca08b9

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #ca08b9! For #ca08b9, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #ca08b9. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #ca08b9

This color, #ca08b9, consists of 79.2% Red, 3.1% Green, and 72.5% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 202, Green = 8, Blue = 185. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #ca08b9 is 0% Cyan, 96% Magenta, 8.4% Yellow, and 20.8% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R79.2%
C0.0%
G3.1%
M96.0%
B72.5%
Y8.4%
K20.8%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 202 8 185
Octal 312 10 271
Hexa #ca #08 #b9
Binary 11001010 00001000 10111001
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 96 8 20
Octal 0 140 10 24
Hexa #00 #60 #08 #14
Binary 00000000 01100000 00001000 00010100

Analogous Colors of #ca08b9

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #ca08b9 — which has hue 305.3° — its analogous colors are located at 275.3° and 335.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ca08b9.

Triadic Colors of #ca08b9

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #ca08b9 — which has hue 305.3° — its triadic colors are located at 65.3° and 305.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ca08b9.

Complementary Color of #ca08b9

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #ca08b9 — which has hue 305.3° — its complementary color is located at 125.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ca08b9.

Split Complementary Colors of #ca08b9

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #ca08b9 — which has hue 305.3° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 95.3° and 305.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ca08b9.

Tetradic Colors of #ca08b9

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #ca08b9 — which has hue 305.3° — its tetradic colors are located at 215.3°, 305.3°, 35.3°, and 125.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ca08b9.

Monochromatic Colors of #ca08b9

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #ca08b9, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #63065b — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #fb40eb (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #ca08b9

We want to make getting started with #ca08b9 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #ca08b9 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #ca08b9 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #ca08b9 with other HTML elements.

#ca08b9 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #ca08b9.
<span style="color: #ca08b9;">The color of this text is #ca08b9.</span>

#ca08b9 Background Color

The background color for this text is #ca08b9.
<div style="background-color: #ca08b9; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #ca08b9.</div>

#ca08b9 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #ca08b9.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #ca08b9;">This color for the shadow of this text is #ca08b9.</span>

#ca08b9 Border Color

This is a div with border color #ca08b9.
<div style="border: #ca08b9 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #ca08b9.</div>

#ca08b9 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #ca08b9 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ca08b9; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ca08b9 on a white background.</div></div>

#ca08b9 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #ca08b9 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ca08b9; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ca08b9 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #ca08b9 to White

This is a gradient from #ca08b9 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ca08b9,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ca08b9,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ca08b9,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ca08b9,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ca08b9 to white.</div>

Gradient from #ca08b9 to Black

This is a gradient from #ca08b9 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ca08b9,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ca08b9,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ca08b9,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ca08b9,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ca08b9 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #ca08b9

In addition to using #ca08b9 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #ca08b9 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #ca08b9, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 202, Green = 8, Blue = 185). If you need details about the color coordinates of #ca08b9 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #ca08b9
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(202, 8, 185)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #ca08b9; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #ca08b9; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #ca08b9; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(202, 8, 185);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#ca08b9")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:202, green:8, blue:185, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:202 green:8 blue:185 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(202f, 8f, 185f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(202, 8, 185);
 

#ca08b9 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #ca08b9 the same way. For those with color blindness, #ca08b9 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #ca08b9 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #ca08b9 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #ca08b9 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #ca08b9 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #ca08b9 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 4.9:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #ca08b9 would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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