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#A305A8 Color

#A305A8 is rgb(163, 5, 168) in RGB, hsl(298, 94%, 34%) in HSL, and about cmyk(3%, 97%, 0%, 34%) 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 7.41. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A305A8
HEX#A305A8
RGBrgb(163, 5, 168)
HSLhsl(298, 94%, 34%)
HSVhsv(298, 97%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(3%, 97%, 0%, 34%)
OKLCHoklch(50.7% 0.232 326.7)
LABlab(38.95% 66.94 -45.56)
LCHlch(38.95% 80.98 325.76)

What #A305A8 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 #A305A8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mauveine#8D029BΔE 7.41Dark Magenta#8B008BΔE 12.07Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 12.99Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 14.3Mardi Gras#880085ΔE 14.66Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 16.27

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

#A305A8 Channel Values

How #A305A8 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 1688-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 298° · S 94% · L 34%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 298° · S 97% · V 66%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 3% · M 97% · Y 0% · K 34%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.68:1 vs white · 3.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A305A8 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 text6.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A305A8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A305A8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A305A8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A305A8
Complementary
#0BA805
Analogous
#5105A8
Analogous
#A8055C
Triadic
#A8A305
Triadic
#05A8A3
Split comp.
#5CA805
Split comp.
#05A851

Tints & Shades of #A305A8

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

#CE07D5
#F012F8
#F33EF9
#F670FB
#F99CFC
#FCC9FD

Shades

#900594
#78047C
#650368
#510354
#3E0240
#260128

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A305A8.

How #A305A8 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#A305A8
Protanopia#4747A8
Protanomaly#7737A8
Deuteranopia#6262A6
Deuteranomaly#814DA7
Tritanopia#994040
Tritanomaly#9D3178
Achromatopsia#5C5C5C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A305A8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a305a8: #A305A8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A305A8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a305a8': '#A305A8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.639, green: 0.020, blue: 0.659)
Android XML<color name="color_a305a8">#A305A8</color>
SVG fillfill="#A305A8"

More Pink Colors

#A305A8 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A305A8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A305A8?

#A305A8 is a dark pink — rgb(163, 5, 168) in RGB and hsl(298, 94%, 34%) 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 7.41.

What is the RGB value of #A305A8?

#A305A8 is rgb(163, 5, 168) — red 163, green 5, and blue 168 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A305A8?

#A305A8 converts to approximately cmyk(3%, 97%, 0%, 34%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A305A8 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A305A8 scores 6.68:1 against white and 3.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A305A8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A305A8 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 12.07, which is visibly different.

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