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#A550AF Color

#A550AF is rgb(165, 80, 175) in RGB, hsl(294, 37%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 54%, 0%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purpureus (#9A4EAE), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.15. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A550AF
HEX#A550AF
RGBrgb(165, 80, 175)
HSLhsl(294, 37%, 50%)
HSVhsv(294, 54%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 54%, 0%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(57.3% 0.165 323.3)
LABlab(47.91% 46.02 -35.54)
LCHlch(47.91% 58.15 322.32)

What #A550AF 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 #A550AF, 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.

#A550AF Channel Values

How #A550AF 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 165 · G 80 · B 1758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 294° · S 37% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 294° · S 54% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 54% · Y 0% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.81:1 vs white · 4.37:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A550AF 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 text4.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A550AF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A550AF; 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 #A550AF

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 #A550AF.

How #A550AF 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#A550AF
Protanopia#6565AF
Protanomaly#845DAF
Deuteranopia#7575AD
Deuteranomaly#8B68AE
Tritanopia#9C6363
Tritanomaly#A05C88
Achromatopsia#727272

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A550AF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a550af: #A550AF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A550AF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a550af': '#A550AF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.647, green: 0.314, blue: 0.686)
Android XML<color name="color_a550af">#A550AF</color>
SVG fillfill="#A550AF"

More Pink Colors

#A550AF sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A550AF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A550AF?

#A550AF is a mid-tone pink — rgb(165, 80, 175) in RGB and hsl(294, 37%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purpureus (#9A4EAE), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.15.

What is the RGB value of #A550AF?

#A550AF is rgb(165, 80, 175) — red 165, green 80, and blue 175 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A550AF?

#A550AF converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 54%, 0%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A550AF be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A550AF scores 4.81:1 against white and 4.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A550AF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A550AF 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 15.9, which is visibly different.

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