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#A31F79 Color

#A31F79 is rgb(163, 31, 121) in RGB, hsl(319, 68%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 81%, 26%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Traffic Purple (#992572), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.57. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A31F79
HEX#A31F79
RGBrgb(163, 31, 121)
HSLhsl(319, 68%, 38%)
HSVhsv(319, 81%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 81%, 26%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(49.1% 0.187 344.6)
LABlab(38.36% 57.84 -17.78)
LCHlch(38.36% 60.51 342.91)

What #A31F79 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 #A31F79, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Traffic Purple#992572ΔE 5.57Flirt#A2006DΔE 5.94Fandango#B53389ΔE 6.13Berry Parfait#A43482ΔE 6.39Medium Red-violet#BB3385ΔE 8.2Maximum Red Purple#A63A79ΔE 10.89

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

#A31F79 Channel Values

How #A31F79 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 31 · B 1218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 319° · S 68% · L 38%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 319° · S 81% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 81% · Y 26% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.93:1 vs white · 3.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A31F79 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 text6.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A31F79 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A31F79

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A31F79; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A31F79
Complementary
#1FA349
Analogous
#8B1FA3
Analogous
#A31F37
Triadic
#79A31F
Triadic
#1F79A3
Split comp.
#37A31F
Split comp.
#1FA38B

Tints & Shades of #A31F79

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

#C92696
#DA3EA9
#E265BA
#E887C9
#EFAEDB
#F6D0EA

Shades

#8D1B69
#781759
#631349
#51103D
#3C0B2D
#27071D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A31F79.

How #A31F79 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#A31F79
Protanopia#4D4D79
Protanomaly#793F79
Deuteranopia#656576
Deuteranomaly#825277
Tritanopia#9E3535
Tritanomaly#A02E58
Achromatopsia#5A5A5A

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Using #A31F79 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a31f79: #A31F79;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A31F79;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a31f79': '#A31F79' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.639, green: 0.122, blue: 0.475)
Android XML<color name="color_a31f79">#A31F79</color>
SVG fillfill="#A31F79"

More Pink Colors

#A31F79 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#A31F79 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A31F79?

#A31F79 is a dark pink — rgb(163, 31, 121) in RGB and hsl(319, 68%, 38%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Traffic Purple (#992572), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.57.

What is the RGB value of #A31F79?

#A31F79 is rgb(163, 31, 121) — red 163, green 31, and blue 121 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A31F79?

#A31F79 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 81%, 26%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A31F79 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A31F79 scores 6.93:1 against white and 3.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A31F79 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A31F79 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 mediumvioletred (#C71585) at a CIE76 distance of 14.06, which is visibly different.

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