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#A72AA3 Color

#A72AA3 is rgb(167, 42, 163) in RGB, hsl(302, 60%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 75%, 2%, 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 9.39. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A72AA3
HEX#A72AA3
RGBrgb(167, 42, 163)
HSLhsl(302, 60%, 41%)
HSVhsv(302, 75%, 65%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 75%, 2%, 35%)
OKLCHoklch(52.8% 0.207 329.4)
LABlab(41.97% 60.15 -37.74)
LCHlch(41.97% 71.01 327.90)

What #A72AA3 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 #A72AA3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 9.39Dark Magenta#8B008BΔE 9.52Mardi Gras#880085ΔE 10.65Mauveine#8D029BΔE 11.7Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 12.63Philippine Violet#81007FΔE 12.96

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

#A72AA3 Channel Values

How #A72AA3 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 42 · B 1638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 302° · S 60% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 302° · S 75% · V 65%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 75% · Y 2% · K 35%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.99:1 vs white · 3.5:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A72AA3 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 text5.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A72AA3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A72AA3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A72AA3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A72AA3
Complementary
#2AA72E
Analogous
#6D2AA7
Analogous
#A72A64
Triadic
#A3A72A
Triadic
#2AA3A7
Split comp.
#64A72A
Split comp.
#2AA76D

Tints & Shades of #A72AA3

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

#C832C3
#D350CF
#DB70D8
#E495E2
#EDB6EB
#F5D6F4

Shades

#93258F
#7A1F77
#661963
#521450
#3D0F3C
#250924

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A72AA3.

How #A72AA3 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#A72AA3
Protanopia#5252A3
Protanomaly#7D45A3
Deuteranopia#6A6AA1
Deuteranomaly#8757A2
Tritanopia#9E4949
Tritanomaly#A23F78
Achromatopsia#636363

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A72AA3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a72aa3: #A72AA3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A72AA3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a72aa3': '#A72AA3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.655, green: 0.165, blue: 0.639)
Android XML<color name="color_a72aa3">#A72AA3</color>
SVG fillfill="#A72AA3"

More Pink Colors

#A72AA3 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#A72AA3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A72AA3?

#A72AA3 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(167, 42, 163) in RGB and hsl(302, 60%, 41%) 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 9.39.

What is the RGB value of #A72AA3?

#A72AA3 is rgb(167, 42, 163) — red 167, green 42, and blue 163 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A72AA3?

#A72AA3 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 75%, 2%, 35%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A72AA3 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A72AA3 scores 5.99:1 against white and 3.5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A72AA3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A72AA3 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 9.52, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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