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#A31495 Color

#A31495 is rgb(163, 20, 149) in RGB, hsl(306, 78%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 88%, 9%, 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 8.09. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A31495
HEX#A31495
RGBrgb(163, 20, 149)
HSLhsl(306, 78%, 36%)
HSVhsv(306, 88%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 88%, 9%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(50% 0.213 333.1)
LABlab(38.68% 62.93 -34.53)
LCHlch(38.68% 71.79 331.25)

What #A31495 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 #A31495, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Magenta#8B008BΔE 8.09Mardi Gras#880085ΔE 8.67Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 9.26Philippine Violet#81007FΔE 11.15Patriarch#800080ΔE 11.42Mauveine#8D029BΔE 12.59

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

#A31495 Channel Values

How #A31495 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 20 · B 1498-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 306° · S 78% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 306° · S 88% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 88% · Y 9% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.79:1 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 #A31495 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 text6.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A31495 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A31495

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A31495; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A31495
Complementary
#14A323
Analogous
#6A14A3
Analogous
#A3144D
Triadic
#95A314
Triadic
#1495A3
Split comp.
#4DA314
Split comp.
#14A36A

Tints & Shades of #A31495

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

#CC19BA
#E52ED3
#EA57DC
#EF7BE3
#F4A4EC
#F9CDF4

Shades

#8D1180
#7B0F70
#640C5B
#520A4B
#3B0736
#290525

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A31495.

How #A31495 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#A31495
Protanopia#4A4A95
Protanomaly#783B95
Deuteranopia#636393
Deuteranomaly#824F94
Tritanopia#9B3B3B
Tritanomaly#9E306B
Achromatopsia#5B5B5B

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Using #A31495 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a31495: #A31495;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A31495;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a31495': '#A31495' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.639, green: 0.078, blue: 0.584)
Android XML<color name="color_a31495">#A31495</color>
SVG fillfill="#A31495"

More Pink Colors

#A31495 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A31495 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A31495?

#A31495 is a dark pink — rgb(163, 20, 149) in RGB and hsl(306, 78%, 36%) 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 8.09.

What is the RGB value of #A31495?

#A31495 is rgb(163, 20, 149) — red 163, green 20, and blue 149 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A31495?

#A31495 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 88%, 9%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A31495 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A31495 scores 6.79:1 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 #A31495 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A31495 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 8.09, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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