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#A32EAD Color

#A32EAD is rgb(163, 46, 173) in RGB, hsl(295, 58%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 73%, 0%, 32%) 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 9.09. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A32EAD
HEX#A32EAD
RGBrgb(163, 46, 173)
HSLhsl(295, 58%, 43%)
HSVhsv(295, 73%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 73%, 0%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(53.1% 0.209 324.5)
LABlab(42.22% 59.16 -43.34)
LCHlch(42.22% 73.34 323.77)

What #A32EAD 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 #A32EAD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mauveine#8D029BΔE 9.09Dark Magenta#8B008BΔE 10.85Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 12.58Mardi Gras#880085ΔE 12.79Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 13.58Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 14.4

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

#A32EAD Channel Values

How #A32EAD 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 46 · B 1738-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 295° · S 58% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 295° · S 73% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 73% · Y 0% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.91:1 vs white · 3.55:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A32EAD 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 text5.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A32EAD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A32EAD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A32EAD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A32EAD
Complementary
#39AD2E
Analogous
#632EAD
Analogous
#AD2E78
Triadic
#ADA32E
Triadic
#2EADA3
Split comp.
#78AD2E
Split comp.
#2EAD63

Tints & Shades of #A32EAD

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

#BE3ACB
#C95AD3
#D47ADC
#DD96E3
#E7B6EC
#F2D7F4

Shades

#8C2895
#792281
#621C69
#4F1655
#39103C
#260B28

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A32EAD.

How #A32EAD 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#A32EAD
Protanopia#5252AD
Protanomaly#7B46AD
Deuteranopia#6868AB
Deuteranomaly#8457AC
Tritanopia#994E4E
Tritanomaly#9D437F
Achromatopsia#646464

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A32EAD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a32ead: #A32EAD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A32EAD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a32ead': '#A32EAD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.639, green: 0.180, blue: 0.678)
Android XML<color name="color_a32ead">#A32EAD</color>
SVG fillfill="#A32EAD"

More Pink Colors

#A32EAD sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#A32EAD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A32EAD?

#A32EAD is a mid-tone pink — rgb(163, 46, 173) in RGB and hsl(295, 58%, 43%) 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 9.09.

What is the RGB value of #A32EAD?

#A32EAD is rgb(163, 46, 173) — red 163, green 46, and blue 173 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A32EAD?

#A32EAD converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 73%, 0%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A32EAD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A32EAD scores 5.91:1 against white and 3.55:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A32EAD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A32EAD 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 10.85, which is visibly different.

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