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#A33374 Color

#A33374 is rgb(163, 51, 116) in RGB, hsl(325, 52%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 69%, 29%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Red Purple (#A63A79), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.25. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A33374
HEX#A33374
RGBrgb(163, 51, 116)
HSLhsl(325, 52%, 42%)
HSVhsv(325, 69%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 69%, 29%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(50.6% 0.161 348.6)
LABlab(40.54% 50.99 -11.37)
LCHlch(40.54% 52.24 347.43)

What #A33374 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 #A33374, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#A33374 Channel Values

How #A33374 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 51 · B 1168-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 325° · S 52% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 325° · S 69% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 69% · Y 29% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.4:1 vs white · 3.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A33374 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 text6.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A33374

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A33374; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #A33374

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A33374.

How #A33374 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#A33374
Protanopia#555574
Protanomaly#7C4974
Deuteranopia#6A6A71
Deuteranomaly#845972
Tritanopia#9F4040
Tritanomaly#A13B59
Achromatopsia#5F5F5F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A33374 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a33374: #A33374;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A33374;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a33374': '#A33374' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.639, green: 0.200, blue: 0.455)
Android XML<color name="color_a33374">#A33374</color>
SVG fillfill="#A33374"

More Pink Colors

#A33374 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A33374 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A33374?

#A33374 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(163, 51, 116) in RGB and hsl(325, 52%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Red Purple (#A63A79), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.25.

What is the RGB value of #A33374?

#A33374 is rgb(163, 51, 116) — red 163, green 51, and blue 116 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A33374?

#A33374 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 69%, 29%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A33374 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A33374 scores 6.4:1 against white and 3.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A33374 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A33374 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 19.34, which is visibly different.

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