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#A337B9 Color

#A337B9 is rgb(163, 55, 185) in RGB, hsl(290, 54%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 70%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.74. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A337B9
HEX#A337B9
RGBrgb(163, 55, 185)
HSLhsl(290, 54%, 47%)
HSVhsv(290, 70%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 70%, 0%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(54.6% 0.208 320.3)
LABlab(43.99% 57.62 -47.60)
LCHlch(43.99% 74.74 320.44)

What #A337B9 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 #A337B9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 9.74Mauveine#8D029BΔE 10.94Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 13.28Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 14.47Dark Magenta#8B008BΔE 14.76Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 15.3

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

#A337B9 Channel Values

How #A337B9 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 55 · B 1858-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 290° · S 54% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 290° · S 70% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 70% · Y 0% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.52:1 vs white · 3.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A337B9 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 text5.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A337B9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A337B9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A337B9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A337B9
Complementary
#4DB937
Analogous
#6237B9
Analogous
#B9378D
Triadic
#B9A337
Triadic
#37B9A3
Split comp.
#8DB937
Split comp.
#37B962

Tints & Shades of #A337B9

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

#B44AC9
#C16AD2
#CC85DB
#D8A1E3
#E3BCEB
#F0DCF4

Shades

#8E30A1
#792989
#652272
#4C1A56
#37133F
#230C27

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A337B9.

How #A337B9 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#A337B9
Protanopia#5656B9
Protanomaly#7C4CB9
Deuteranopia#6B6BB7
Deuteranomaly#855AB8
Tritanopia#975757
Tritanomaly#9C4C89
Achromatopsia#696969

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A337B9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a337b9: #A337B9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A337B9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a337b9': '#A337B9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.639, green: 0.216, blue: 0.725)
Android XML<color name="color_a337b9">#A337B9</color>
SVG fillfill="#A337B9"

More Pink Colors

#A337B9 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#A337B9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A337B9?

#A337B9 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(163, 55, 185) in RGB and hsl(290, 54%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.74.

What is the RGB value of #A337B9?

#A337B9 is rgb(163, 55, 185) — red 163, green 55, and blue 185 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A337B9?

#A337B9 converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 70%, 0%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A337B9 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A337B9 scores 5.52:1 against white and 3.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A337B9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A337B9 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 mediumorchid (#BA55D3) at a CIE76 distance of 9.74, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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