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#A20B93 Color

#A20B93 is rgb(162, 11, 147) in RGB, hsl(306, 87%, 34%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 93%, 9%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Magenta (#8B008B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.98. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A20B93
HEX#A20B93
RGBrgb(162, 11, 147)
HSLhsl(306, 87%, 34%)
HSVhsv(306, 93%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 93%, 9%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(49.4% 0.216 333.5)
LABlab(37.93% 63.81 -34.51)
LCHlch(37.93% 72.54 331.60)

What #A20B93 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 #A20B93, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Magenta#8B008BΔE 7.98Mardi Gras#880085ΔE 8.61Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 9.96Philippine Violet#81007FΔE 11.14Patriarch#800080ΔE 11.41Mauveine#8D029BΔE 12.47

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

#A20B93 Channel Values

How #A20B93 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 162 · G 11 · B 1478-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 306° · S 87% · L 34%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 306° · S 93% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 93% · Y 9% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.99:1 vs white · 3.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A20B93 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 text6.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A20B93 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A20B93

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A20B93; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A20B93
Complementary
#0BA21A
Analogous
#660BA2
Analogous
#A20B48
Triadic
#93A20B
Triadic
#0B93A2
Split comp.
#48A20B
Split comp.
#0BA266

Tints & Shades of #A20B93

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

#CD0EBA
#EF1ADA
#F245E1
#F575E9
#F8A0EF
#FBCBF6

Shades

#8F0A82
#77086C
#64075B
#51064A
#3E0438
#260323

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A20B93.

How #A20B93 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#A20B93
Protanopia#484893
Protanomaly#773893
Deuteranopia#626291
Deuteranomaly#804D92
Tritanopia#9A3838
Tritanomaly#9D2C69
Achromatopsia#595959

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Using #A20B93 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a20b93: #A20B93;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A20B93;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a20b93': '#A20B93' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.635, green: 0.043, blue: 0.576)
Android XML<color name="color_a20b93">#A20B93</color>
SVG fillfill="#A20B93"

More Pink Colors

#A20B93 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#A20B93 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A20B93?

#A20B93 is a dark pink — rgb(162, 11, 147) in RGB and hsl(306, 87%, 34%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Magenta (#8B008B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.98.

What is the RGB value of #A20B93?

#A20B93 is rgb(162, 11, 147) — red 162, green 11, and blue 147 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A20B93?

#A20B93 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 93%, 9%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A20B93 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A20B93 scores 6.99:1 against white and 3.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A20B93 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A20B93 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 darkmagenta (#8B008B) at a CIE76 distance of 7.98, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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