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#A33878 Color

#A33878 is rgb(163, 56, 120) in RGB, hsl(324, 49%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 66%, 26%, 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 1.16. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A33878
HEX#A33878
RGBrgb(163, 56, 120)
HSLhsl(324, 49%, 43%)
HSVhsv(324, 66%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 66%, 26%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(51.4% 0.157 347.1)
LABlab(41.41% 49.40 -12.54)
LCHlch(41.41% 50.97 345.76)

What #A33878 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 #A33878, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Maximum Red Purple#A63A79ΔE 1.16Mystic Maroon#AD4379ΔE 6.11Amaranth Deep Purple#9F2B68ΔE 6.54Traffic Purple#992572ΔE 6.67Berry Parfait#A43482ΔE 6.87Violet (Crayola)#963D7FΔE 8.43

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

#A33878 Channel Values

How #A33878 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 56 · B 1208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 324° · S 49% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 324° · S 66% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 66% · Y 26% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.19:1 vs white · 3.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A33878 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 text6.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A33878 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A33878

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A33878; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A33878
Complementary
#38A363
Analogous
#9938A3
Analogous
#A33843
Triadic
#78A338
Triadic
#3878A3
Split comp.
#43A338
Split comp.
#38A399

Tints & Shades of #A33878

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

#BF458E
#CA63A1
#D482B3
#DD9CC3
#E8BBD6
#F2D9E8

Shades

#8D3068
#7A2A5A
#632249
#501B3B
#39142A
#260D1C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A33878.

How #A33878 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#A33878
Protanopia#575778
Protanomaly#7D4C78
Deuteranopia#6B6B75
Deuteranomaly#855B76
Tritanopia#9F4444
Tritanomaly#A1405D
Achromatopsia#616161

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A33878 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a33878: #A33878;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A33878;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a33878': '#A33878' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.639, green: 0.220, blue: 0.471)
Android XML<color name="color_a33878">#A33878</color>
SVG fillfill="#A33878"

More Pink Colors

#A33878 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#A33878 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A33878?

#A33878 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(163, 56, 120) in RGB and hsl(324, 49%, 43%) 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 1.16.

What is the RGB value of #A33878?

#A33878 is rgb(163, 56, 120) — red 163, green 56, and blue 120 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A33878?

#A33878 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 66%, 26%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A33878 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A33878 scores 6.19:1 against white and 3.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A33878 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A33878 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 20.57, which is visibly different.

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