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#A20B9D Color

#A20B9D is rgb(162, 11, 157) in RGB, hsl(302, 87%, 34%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 93%, 3%, 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 8.05. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A20B9D
HEX#A20B9D
RGBrgb(162, 11, 157)
HSLhsl(302, 87%, 34%)
HSVhsv(302, 93%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 93%, 3%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(50% 0.222 330)
LABlab(38.42% 64.87 -39.81)
LCHlch(38.42% 76.11 328.46)

What #A20B9D 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 #A20B9D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Magenta#8B008BΔE 8.05Mauveine#8D029BΔE 8.42Mardi Gras#880085ΔE 10.12Patriarch#800080ΔE 12.85Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 12.9Philippine Violet#81007FΔE 12.97

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

#A20B9D Channel Values

How #A20B9D 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 1578-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 302° · S 87% · L 34%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 302° · S 93% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 93% · Y 3% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.84:1 vs white · 3.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A20B9D 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 text6.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A20B9D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A20B9D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A20B9D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A20B9D
Complementary
#0BA210
Analogous
#5C0BA2
Analogous
#A20B52
Triadic
#9DA20B
Triadic
#0B9DA2
Split comp.
#52A20B
Split comp.
#0BA25C

Tints & Shades of #A20B9D

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

#CD0EC7
#EF1AE8
#F245EC
#F575F1
#F8A0F5
#FBCBFA

Shades

#8F0A8B
#770874
#640761
#51064F
#3E043C
#260325

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A20B9D.

How #A20B9D 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#A20B9D
Protanopia#48489D
Protanomaly#77389D
Deuteranopia#62629B
Deuteranomaly#804D9C
Tritanopia#993C3C
Tritanomaly#9D2F70
Achromatopsia#5B5B5B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A20B9D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a20b9d: #A20B9D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A20B9D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a20b9d': '#A20B9D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.635, green: 0.043, blue: 0.616)
Android XML<color name="color_a20b9d">#A20B9D</color>
SVG fillfill="#A20B9D"

More Pink Colors

#A20B9D sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#A20B9D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A20B9D?

#A20B9D is a dark pink — rgb(162, 11, 157) in RGB and hsl(302, 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 8.05.

What is the RGB value of #A20B9D?

#A20B9D is rgb(162, 11, 157) — red 162, green 11, and blue 157 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A20B9D?

#A20B9D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 93%, 3%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A20B9D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A20B9D scores 6.84:1 against white and 3.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A20B9D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A20B9D 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 8.05, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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