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#A300A3 Color

#A300A3 is rgb(163, 0, 163) in RGB, hsl(300, 100%, 32%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 100%, 0%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mauveine (#8D029B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.61. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A300A3
HEX#A300A3
RGBrgb(163, 0, 163)
HSLhsl(300, 100%, 32%)
HSVhsv(300, 100%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 100%, 0%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(50.2% 0.231 328.4)
LABlab(38.50% 66.93 -43.29)
LCHlch(38.50% 79.70 327.11)

What #A300A3 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 #A300A3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mauveine#8D029BΔE 7.61Dark Magenta#8B008BΔE 10.62Mardi Gras#880085ΔE 13.08Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 13.79Patriarch#800080ΔE 15.6Philippine Violet#81007FΔE 15.87

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

#A300A3 Channel Values

How #A300A3 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 1638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 300° · S 100% · L 32%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 300° · S 100% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 100% · Y 0% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.8:1 vs white · 3.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A300A3 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 text6.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A300A3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A300A3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A300A3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A300A3
Complementary
#00A300
Analogous
#5200A3
Analogous
#A30052
Triadic
#A3A300
Triadic
#00A3A3
Split comp.
#52A300
Split comp.
#00A352

Tints & Shades of #A300A3

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

#D100D1
#FF05FF
#FF33FF
#FF66FF
#FF94FF
#FFC7FF

Shades

#8F008F
#7A007A
#660066
#520052
#3D003D
#290029

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A300A3.

How #A300A3 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#A300A3
Protanopia#4747A3
Protanomaly#7736A3
Deuteranopia#6262A1
Deuteranomaly#814CA2
Tritanopia#993D3D
Tritanomaly#9D2E74
Achromatopsia#5B5B5B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A300A3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a300a3: #A300A3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A300A3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a300a3': '#A300A3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.639, green: 0.000, blue: 0.639)
Android XML<color name="color_a300a3">#A300A3</color>
SVG fillfill="#A300A3"

More Pink Colors

#A300A3 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A300A3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A300A3?

#A300A3 is a dark pink — rgb(163, 0, 163) in RGB and hsl(300, 100%, 32%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mauveine (#8D029B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.61.

What is the RGB value of #A300A3?

#A300A3 is rgb(163, 0, 163) — red 163, green 0, and blue 163 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A300A3?

#A300A3 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 100%, 0%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A300A3 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A300A3 scores 6.8:1 against white and 3.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A300A3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A300A3 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 10.62, which is visibly different.

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