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#A324BC Color

#A324BC is rgb(163, 36, 188) in RGB, hsl(290, 68%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 81%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.06. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A324BC
HEX#A324BC
RGBrgb(163, 36, 188)
HSLhsl(290, 68%, 44%)
HSVhsv(290, 81%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 81%, 0%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(53.3% 0.23 320.2)
LABlab(41.94% 64.09 -52.62)
LCHlch(41.94% 82.92 320.61)

What #A324BC 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 #A324BC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 9.06Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 9.98Mauveine#8D029BΔE 10.67Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 11.01Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 13.07Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 15.48

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

#A324BC Channel Values

How #A324BC 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 36 · B 1888-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 290° · S 68% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 290° · S 81% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 81% · Y 0% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.94:1 vs white · 3.54:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A324BC 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 text5.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A324BC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A324BC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A324BC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A324BC
Complementary
#3DBC24
Analogous
#5724BC
Analogous
#BC248A
Triadic
#BCA324
Triadic
#24BCA3
Split comp.
#8ABC24
Split comp.
#24BC57

Tints & Shades of #A324BC

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

#BC31D8
#C64FDE
#D172E4
#DC94EB
#E7B6F1
#F1D4F7

Shades

#8D1FA3
#7A1B8D
#641674
#4E115A
#380C40
#25082B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A324BC.

How #A324BC 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#A324BC
Protanopia#4E4EBC
Protanomaly#7941BC
Deuteranopia#6666BA
Deuteranomaly#8353BB
Tritanopia#964F4F
Tritanomaly#9B4289
Achromatopsia#646464

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Using #A324BC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a324bc: #A324BC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A324BC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a324bc': '#A324BC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.639, green: 0.141, blue: 0.737)
Android XML<color name="color_a324bc">#A324BC</color>
SVG fillfill="#A324BC"

More Pink Colors

#A324BC sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#A324BC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A324BC?

#A324BC is a mid-tone pink — rgb(163, 36, 188) in RGB and hsl(290, 68%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.06.

What is the RGB value of #A324BC?

#A324BC is rgb(163, 36, 188) — red 163, green 36, and blue 188 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A324BC?

#A324BC converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 81%, 0%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A324BC be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A324BC scores 5.94:1 against white and 3.54:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A324BC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A324BC 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 darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 9.06, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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