#A16CA3 Color

#A16CA3 is rgb(161, 108, 163) in RGB, hsl(298, 23%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(1%, 34%, 0%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Heather (#9E7BB5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.69. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A16CA3

HEX#A16CA3

RGBrgb(161, 108, 163)

HSLhsl(298, 23%, 53%)

HSVhsv(298, 34%, 64%)

CMYKcmyk(1%, 34%, 0%, 36%)

OKLCHoklch(60.6% 0.101 325.5)

LABlab(52.84% 28.58 -20.99)

LCHlch(52.84% 35.46 323.71)

What #A16CA3 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 #A16CA3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 8.69 African Violet#B284BEΔE 9.2 French Lilac#86608EΔE 9.47 Pearly Purple#B768A2ΔE 10.56 Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 10.73 Antique Fuchsia#915C83ΔE 10.96

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

#A16CA3 Channel Values

How #A16CA3 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 161 · G 108 · B 163	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 298° · S 23% · L 53%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 298° · S 34% · V 64%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 1% · M 34% · Y 0% · K 36%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.05:1 vs white · 5.19:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A16CA3 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text5.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A16CA3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A16CA3; 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 #A16CA3

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A16CA3.

How #A16CA3 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#A16CA3

Protanopia#7777A3

Protanomaly#8A73A3

Deuteranopia#8181A2

Deuteranomaly#8F79A2

Tritanopia#9B7575

Tritanomaly#9E718A

Achromatopsia#7E7E7E

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Using #A16CA3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a16ca3: #A16CA3;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A16CA3;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a16ca3': '#A16CA3' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.631, green: 0.424, blue: 0.639)

Android XML<color name="color_a16ca3">#A16CA3</color>

SVG fillfill="#A16CA3"

More Pink Colors

#A16CA3 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15 fff5ff 240024 fff5f8 2e051f fff0ff 2f1d2f fff0f6 301934 fff0f5 330033 ffe0f0 57001d 754875 940094 a800b7 c43162 d07cd0 e0115f e936a7 f38fa9 fb64b6 ff0a85 ff70b8

#A16CA3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A16CA3?

#A16CA3 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(161, 108, 163) in RGB and hsl(298, 23%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Heather (#9E7BB5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.69.

What is the RGB value of #A16CA3?

#A16CA3 is rgb(161, 108, 163) — red 161, green 108, and blue 163 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A16CA3?

#A16CA3 converts to approximately cmyk(1%, 34%, 0%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A16CA3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A16CA3 scores 4.05:1 against white and 5.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A16CA3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A16CA3 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 20.61, which is visibly different.

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