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#A003BF Color

#A003BF is rgb(160, 3, 191) in RGB, hsl(290, 97%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 98%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple (Munsell) (#9F00C5), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.5. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A003BF
HEX#A003BF
RGBrgb(160, 3, 191)
HSLhsl(290, 97%, 38%)
HSVhsv(290, 98%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 98%, 0%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(51.7% 0.248 319)
LABlab(39.66% 69.37 -58.09)
LCHlch(39.66% 90.48 320.06)

What #A003BF Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #A003BF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#A003BF Channel Values

How #A003BF breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 160 · G 3 · B 1918-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 290° · S 97% · L 38%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 290° · S 98% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 98% · Y 0% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.44:1 vs white · 3.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A003BF background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text6.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A003BF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A003BF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #A003BF

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A003BF.

How #A003BF Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#A003BF
Protanopia#4646BF
Protanomaly#7536BF
Deuteranopia#6060BD
Deuteranomaly#7F4BBE
Tritanopia#914949
Tritanomaly#983989
Achromatopsia#5E5E5E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A003BF in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-a003bf: #A003BF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A003BF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a003bf': '#A003BF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.627, green: 0.012, blue: 0.749)
Android XML<color name="color_a003bf">#A003BF</color>
SVG fillfill="#A003BF"

More Pink Colors

#A003BF sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A003BF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A003BF?

#A003BF is a dark pink — rgb(160, 3, 191) in RGB and hsl(290, 97%, 38%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple (Munsell) (#9F00C5), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.5.

What is the RGB value of #A003BF?

#A003BF is rgb(160, 3, 191) — red 160, green 3, and blue 191 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A003BF?

#A003BF converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 98%, 0%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A003BF be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A003BF scores 6.44:1 against white and 3.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A003BF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A003BF is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 10.26, which is visibly different.

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