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#A30591 Color

#A30591 is rgb(163, 5, 145) in RGB, hsl(307, 94%, 33%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 97%, 11%, 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 8.82. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A30591
HEX#A30591
RGBrgb(163, 5, 145)
HSLhsl(307, 94%, 33%)
HSVhsv(307, 97%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 97%, 11%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(49.2% 0.217 334.5)
LABlab(37.80% 64.49 -33.48)
LCHlch(37.80% 72.66 332.56)

What #A30591 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 #A30591, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Magenta#8B008BΔE 8.82Mardi Gras#880085ΔE 9.22Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 9.77Philippine Violet#81007FΔE 11.65Patriarch#800080ΔE 11.99Mauveine#8D029BΔE 13.53

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

#A30591 Channel Values

How #A30591 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 5 · B 1458-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 307° · S 94% · L 33%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 307° · S 97% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 97% · Y 11% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.03:1 vs white · 2.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A30591 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 text7.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A30591 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A30591

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A30591; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A30591
Complementary
#05A318
Analogous
#6705A3
Analogous
#A30542
Triadic
#91A305
Triadic
#0591A3
Split comp.
#42A305
Split comp.
#05A367

Tints & Shades of #A30591

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

#D006B8
#F812DD
#F93EE3
#FA6BEA
#FC97F0
#FDC9F7

Shades

#8F047F
#7C046E
#68035C
#4F0246
#3B0235
#280123

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A30591.

How #A30591 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#A30591
Protanopia#474791
Protanomaly#773791
Deuteranopia#62628F
Deuteranomaly#814D90
Tritanopia#9C3636
Tritanomaly#9F2A67
Achromatopsia#595959

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A30591 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a30591: #A30591;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A30591;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a30591': '#A30591' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.639, green: 0.020, blue: 0.569)
Android XML<color name="color_a30591">#A30591</color>
SVG fillfill="#A30591"

More Pink Colors

#A30591 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A30591 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A30591?

#A30591 is a dark pink — rgb(163, 5, 145) in RGB and hsl(307, 94%, 33%) 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 8.82.

What is the RGB value of #A30591?

#A30591 is rgb(163, 5, 145) — red 163, green 5, and blue 145 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A30591?

#A30591 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 97%, 11%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A30591 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A30591 scores 7.03:1 against white and 2.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A30591 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A30591 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 8.82, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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