#A800B7 Color

#A800B7 is rgb(168, 0, 183) in RGB, hsl(295, 100%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 100%, 0%, 28%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple (Munsell) (#9F00C5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.64. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A800B7

HEX#A800B7

RGBrgb(168, 0, 183)

HSLhsl(295, 100%, 36%)

HSVhsv(295, 100%, 72%)

CMYKcmyk(8%, 100%, 0%, 28%)

OKLCHoklch(52.3% 0.246 323.8)

LABlab(40.55% 70.13 -51.86)

LCHlch(40.55% 87.22 323.52)

What #A800B7 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 #A800B7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 9.64 Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 11.71 Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 11.94 Mauveine#8D029BΔE 12.28 Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 13.63 Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 18.29

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

#A800B7 Channel Values

How #A800B7 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 168 · G 0 · B 183	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 295° · S 100% · L 36%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 295° · S 100% · V 72%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 8% · M 100% · Y 0% · K 28%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	6.27:1 vs white · 3.35:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A800B7 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 text6.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text3.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A800B7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A800B7; 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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Complementary

Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #A800B7

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

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How #A800B7 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#A800B7

Protanopia#4949B7

Protanomaly#7B38B7

Deuteranopia#6565B5

Deuteranomaly#854FB6

Tritanopia#9C4545

Tritanomaly#A13583

Achromatopsia#606060

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Using #A800B7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a800b7: #A800B7;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A800B7;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a800b7': '#A800B7' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.659, green: 0.000, blue: 0.718)

Android XML<color name="color_a800b7">#A800B7</color>

SVG fillfill="#A800B7"

More Pink Colors

#A800B7 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

a93da9 a8005a aa4069 a80054 aa98a9 a63a79 ab1273 a50b5e ab274f a50036 ad4379 a43482 c43162 d07cd0 e0115f e936a7 f38fa9 fb64b6 ff0a85 ff70b8 ffd6ec 470024 670e67 892f77

#A800B7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A800B7?

#A800B7 is a dark pink — rgb(168, 0, 183) in RGB and hsl(295, 100%, 36%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple (Munsell) (#9F00C5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.64.

What is the RGB value of #A800B7?

#A800B7 is rgb(168, 0, 183) — red 168, green 0, and blue 183 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A800B7?

#A800B7 converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 100%, 0%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A800B7 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A800B7 scores 6.27:1 against white and 3.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A800B7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A800B7 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 13.63, which is visibly different.

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