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#A30090 Color

#A30090 is rgb(163, 0, 144) in RGB, hsl(307, 100%, 32%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 100%, 12%, 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 9.07. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A30090
HEX#A30090
RGBrgb(163, 0, 144)
HSLhsl(307, 100%, 32%)
HSVhsv(307, 100%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 100%, 12%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(49.1% 0.218 334.9)
LABlab(37.55% 64.95 -33.25)
LCHlch(37.55% 72.96 332.89)

What #A30090 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 #A30090, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Magenta#8B008BΔE 9.07Mardi Gras#880085ΔE 9.45Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 10Philippine Violet#81007FΔE 11.86Patriarch#800080ΔE 12.21Mauveine#8D029BΔE 13.78

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

#A30090 Channel Values

How #A30090 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 163 · G 0 · B 1448-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 307° · S 100% · L 32%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 307° · S 100% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 100% · Y 12% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.09:1 vs white · 2.96:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A30090 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 text7.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A30090 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A30090

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A30090; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A30090
Complementary
#00A313
Analogous
#6500A3
Analogous
#A3003F
Triadic
#90A300
Triadic
#0090A3
Split comp.
#3FA300
Split comp.
#00A365

Tints & Shades of #A30090

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

#D100B9
#FF05E2
#FF33E7
#FF66ED
#FF94F3
#FFC7F8

Shades

#8F007E
#7A006C
#66005A
#520048
#3D0036
#290024

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A30090.

How #A30090 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#A30090
Protanopia#474790
Protanomaly#773690
Deuteranopia#62628E
Deuteranomaly#814C8F
Tritanopia#9C3535
Tritanomaly#9F2866
Achromatopsia#585858

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A30090 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a30090: #A30090;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A30090;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a30090': '#A30090' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.639, green: 0.000, blue: 0.565)
Android XML<color name="color_a30090">#A30090</color>
SVG fillfill="#A30090"

More Pink Colors

#A30090 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A30090 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A30090?

#A30090 is a dark pink — rgb(163, 0, 144) in RGB and hsl(307, 100%, 32%) 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 9.07.

What is the RGB value of #A30090?

#A30090 is rgb(163, 0, 144) — red 163, green 0, and blue 144 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A30090?

#A30090 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 100%, 12%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A30090 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A30090 scores 7.09:1 against white and 2.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A30090 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A30090 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 9.07, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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