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#A62DBE Color

#A62DBE is rgb(166, 45, 190) in RGB, hsl(290, 62%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 76%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.69. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A62DBE
HEX#A62DBE
RGBrgb(166, 45, 190)
HSLhsl(290, 62%, 46%)
HSVhsv(290, 76%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 76%, 0%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(54.5% 0.225 320.3)
LABlab(43.49% 62.43 -51.28)
LCHlch(43.49% 80.79 320.60)

What #A62DBE 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 #A62DBE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 9.69Mauveine#8D029BΔE 10.94Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 11.98Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 12.49Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 12.93Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 13.39

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

#A62DBE Channel Values

How #A62DBE 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 166 · G 45 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 290° · S 62% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 290° · S 76% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 76% · Y 0% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.61:1 vs white · 3.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A62DBE 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 text5.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A62DBE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A62DBE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A62DBE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A62DBE
Complementary
#45BE2D
Analogous
#5D2DBE
Analogous
#BE2D8E
Triadic
#BEA62D
Triadic
#2DBEA6
Split comp.
#8EBE2D
Split comp.
#2DBE5D

Tints & Shades of #A62DBE

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

#B93DD1
#C55ED9
#CF7BE0
#DB9CE8
#E6B9EF
#F2DAF6

Shades

#9027A5
#7B218C
#651B74
#4F155B
#3A1042
#240A29

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A62DBE.

How #A62DBE 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#A62DBE
Protanopia#5353BE
Protanomaly#7D47BE
Deuteranopia#6A6ABC
Deuteranomaly#8658BD
Tritanopia#995454
Tritanomaly#9E478B
Achromatopsia#676767

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A62DBE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a62dbe: #A62DBE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A62DBE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a62dbe': '#A62DBE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.651, green: 0.176, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_a62dbe">#A62DBE</color>
SVG fillfill="#A62DBE"

More Pink Colors

#A62DBE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#A62DBE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A62DBE?

#A62DBE is a mid-tone pink — rgb(166, 45, 190) in RGB and hsl(290, 62%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.69.

What is the RGB value of #A62DBE?

#A62DBE is rgb(166, 45, 190) — red 166, green 45, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A62DBE?

#A62DBE converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 76%, 0%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A62DBE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A62DBE scores 5.61:1 against white and 3.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A62DBE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A62DBE 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 darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 9.69, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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