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#A7208A Color

#A7208A is rgb(167, 32, 138) in RGB, hsl(313, 68%, 39%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 81%, 17%, 35%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Byzantine (#BD33A4), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.75. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A7208A
HEX#A7208A
RGBrgb(167, 32, 138)
HSLhsl(313, 68%, 39%)
HSVhsv(313, 81%, 65%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 81%, 17%, 35%)
OKLCHoklch(50.7% 0.199 338.8)
LABlab(39.87% 60.20 -25.88)
LCHlch(39.87% 65.53 336.73)

What #A7208A 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 #A7208A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 8.75Fandango#B53389ΔE 9.4Berry Parfait#A43482ΔE 10.74Flirt#A2006DΔE 12.66Traffic Purple#992572ΔE 12.74Royal Fuchsia#CA2C92ΔE 13.06

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

#A7208A Channel Values

How #A7208A 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 167 · G 32 · B 1388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 313° · S 68% · L 39%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 313° · S 81% · V 65%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 81% · Y 17% · K 35%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.53:1 vs white · 3.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A7208A 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 text6.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A7208A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A7208A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A7208A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A7208A
Complementary
#20A73D
Analogous
#8120A7
Analogous
#A72046
Triadic
#8AA720
Triadic
#208AA7
Split comp.
#46A720
Split comp.
#20A781

Tints & Shades of #A7208A

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

#C926A6
#DB43BA
#E265C7
#E98BD5
#EFAEE1
#F7D4EF

Shades

#921C78
#7C1866
#671455
#511043
#3C0B31
#270720

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A7208A.

How #A7208A 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#A7208A
Protanopia#4F4F8A
Protanomaly#7C418A
Deuteranopia#686887
Deuteranomaly#865488
Tritanopia#A13C3C
Tritanomaly#A33364
Achromatopsia#5E5E5E

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Using #A7208A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a7208a: #A7208A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A7208A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a7208a': '#A7208A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.655, green: 0.125, blue: 0.541)
Android XML<color name="color_a7208a">#A7208A</color>
SVG fillfill="#A7208A"

More Pink Colors

#A7208A sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#A7208A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A7208A?

#A7208A is a dark pink — rgb(167, 32, 138) in RGB and hsl(313, 68%, 39%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Byzantine (#BD33A4), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.75.

What is the RGB value of #A7208A?

#A7208A is rgb(167, 32, 138) — red 167, green 32, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A7208A?

#A7208A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 81%, 17%, 35%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A7208A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A7208A scores 6.53:1 against white and 3.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A7208A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A7208A 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 darkmagenta (#8B008B) at a CIE76 distance of 14.65, which is visibly different.

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