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#A720BC Color

#A720BC is rgb(167, 32, 188) in RGB, hsl(292, 71%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 83%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), visibly different at ΔE 10.48. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A720BC
HEX#A720BC
RGBrgb(167, 32, 188)
HSLhsl(292, 71%, 43%)
HSVhsv(292, 83%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 83%, 0%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(53.6% 0.235 321.6)
LABlab(42.28% 65.92 -52.03)
LCHlch(42.28% 83.98 321.71)

What #A720BC 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 #A720BC, 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.

#A720BC Channel Values

How #A720BC 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 1888-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 292° · S 71% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 292° · S 83% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 83% · Y 0% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.87:1 vs white · 3.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A720BC 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 text5.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A720BC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A720BC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A720BC; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #A720BC

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A720BC.

How #A720BC 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#A720BC
Protanopia#4F4FBC
Protanomaly#7C41BC
Deuteranopia#6868BA
Deuteranomaly#8654BB
Tritanopia#9A4E4E
Tritanomaly#9F4088
Achromatopsia#656565

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A720BC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a720bc: #A720BC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A720BC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a720bc': '#A720BC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.655, green: 0.125, blue: 0.737)
Android XML<color name="color_a720bc">#A720BC</color>
SVG fillfill="#A720BC"

More Pink Colors

#A720BC sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A720BC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A720BC?

#A720BC is a mid-tone pink — rgb(167, 32, 188) in RGB and hsl(292, 71%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.48.

What is the RGB value of #A720BC?

#A720BC is rgb(167, 32, 188) — red 167, green 32, and blue 188 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A720BC?

#A720BC converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 83%, 0%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A720BC be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A720BC scores 5.87:1 against white and 3.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A720BC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A720BC 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 10.48, which is visibly different.

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