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#A35C7D Color

#A35C7D is rgb(163, 92, 125) in RGB, hsl(332, 28%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 44%, 23%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sugar Plum (#914E75), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.12. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A35C7D
HEX#A35C7D
RGBrgb(163, 92, 125)
HSLhsl(332, 28%, 50%)
HSVhsv(332, 44%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 44%, 23%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(56.6% 0.101 351.5)
LABlab(48.34% 32.87 -5.29)
LCHlch(48.34% 33.30 350.85)

What #A35C7D 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 #A35C7D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Sugar Plum#914E75ΔE 7.12Twilight Lavender#8A496BΔE 8.51Rose Dust#9E5E6FΔE 8.68Antique Fuchsia#915C83ΔE 9.65Turkish Rose#B57281ΔE 12.22Mauve Taupe#915F6DΔE 12.27

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

#A35C7D Channel Values

How #A35C7D 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 92 · B 1258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 332° · S 28% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 332° · S 44% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 44% · Y 23% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.79:1 vs white · 4.38:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A35C7D 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 text4.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A35C7D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A35C7D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A35C7D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A35C7D
Complementary
#5CA382
Analogous
#A35CA1
Analogous
#A35E5C
Triadic
#7DA35C
Triadic
#5C7DA3
Split comp.
#5CA35E
Split comp.
#5CA1A3

Tints & Shades of #A35C7D

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

#B0738F
#BD89A1
#CAA0B4
#D5B4C3
#E2CBD5
#EEE2E8

Shades

#8C4F6C
#79445D
#62374B
#4E2C3C
#371F2B
#24141C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A35C7D.

How #A35C7D 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#A35C7D
Protanopia#6C6C7D
Protanomaly#86667D
Deuteranopia#79797B
Deuteranomaly#8C6F7C
Tritanopia#A06161
Tritanomaly#A15F6D
Achromatopsia#727272

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A35C7D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a35c7d: #A35C7D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A35C7D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a35c7d': '#A35C7D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.639, green: 0.361, blue: 0.490)
Android XML<color name="color_a35c7d">#A35C7D</color>
SVG fillfill="#A35C7D"

More Pink Colors

#A35C7D sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#A35C7D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A35C7D?

#A35C7D is a mid-tone pink — rgb(163, 92, 125) in RGB and hsl(332, 28%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sugar Plum (#914E75), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.12.

What is the RGB value of #A35C7D?

#A35C7D is rgb(163, 92, 125) — red 163, green 92, and blue 125 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A35C7D?

#A35C7D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 44%, 23%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A35C7D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A35C7D scores 4.79:1 against white and 4.38:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A35C7D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A35C7D 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 palevioletred (#DB7093) at a CIE76 distance of 18.9, which is visibly different.

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