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#A25784 Color

#A25784 is rgb(162, 87, 132) in RGB, hsl(324, 30%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 46%, 19%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sugar Plum (#914E75), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.05. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A25784
HEX#A25784
RGBrgb(162, 87, 132)
HSLhsl(324, 30%, 49%)
HSVhsv(324, 46%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 46%, 19%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(55.9% 0.113 344.5)
LABlab(47.33% 35.89 -11.00)
LCHlch(47.33% 37.54 342.96)

What #A25784 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 #A25784, 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.

#A25784 Channel Values

How #A25784 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 87 · B 1328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 324° · S 30% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 324° · S 46% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 46% · Y 19% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.96:1 vs white · 4.23:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A25784 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 text4.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A25784

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A25784; 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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Tints & Shades of #A25784

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

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How #A25784 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#A25784
Protanopia#696984
Protanomaly#846284
Deuteranopia#777782
Deuteranomaly#8A6B83
Tritanopia#9E5E5E
Tritanomaly#A05B6F
Achromatopsia#707070

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A25784 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a25784: #A25784;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A25784;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a25784': '#A25784' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.635, green: 0.341, blue: 0.518)
Android XML<color name="color_a25784">#A25784</color>
SVG fillfill="#A25784"

More Pink Colors

#A25784 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A25784 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A25784?

#A25784 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(162, 87, 132) in RGB and hsl(324, 30%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sugar Plum (#914E75), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.05.

What is the RGB value of #A25784?

#A25784 is rgb(162, 87, 132) — red 162, green 87, and blue 132 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A25784?

#A25784 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 46%, 19%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A25784 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A25784 scores 4.96:1 against white and 4.23:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A25784 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A25784 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 palevioletred (#DB7093) at a CIE76 distance of 20.59, which is visibly different.

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