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#A8057D Color

#A8057D is rgb(168, 5, 125) in RGB, hsl(316, 94%, 34%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 97%, 26%, 34%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Flirt (#A2006D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.42. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A8057D
HEX#A8057D
RGBrgb(168, 5, 125)
HSLhsl(316, 94%, 34%)
HSVhsv(316, 97%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 97%, 26%, 34%)
OKLCHoklch(49.1% 0.207 343.8)
LABlab(37.96% 63.73 -20.78)
LCHlch(37.96% 67.03 341.94)

What #A8057D 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 #A8057D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Flirt#A2006DΔE 7.42Fandango#B53389ΔE 9.03Royal Fuchsia#CA2C92ΔE 10.75Medium Red-violet#BB3385ΔE 10.98Artist's Purple#C71585ΔE 11.46Traffic Purple#992572ΔE 11.99

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

#A8057D Channel Values

How #A8057D 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 168 · G 5 · B 1258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 316° · S 94% · L 34%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 316° · S 97% · V 66%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 97% · Y 26% · K 34%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.04:1 vs white · 2.98:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A8057D 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 text7.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A8057D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A8057D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A8057D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A8057D
Complementary
#05A831
Analogous
#8205A8
Analogous
#A8052B
Triadic
#7DA805
Triadic
#057DA8
Split comp.
#2BA805
Split comp.
#05A882

Tints & Shades of #A8057D

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

#D5079E
#F812BA
#F93EC7
#FB70D5
#FC9CE2
#FDC9EF

Shades

#94056E
#7C045C
#68034D
#54033E
#400230
#28011D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A8057D.

How #A8057D 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#A8057D
Protanopia#4A4A7D
Protanomaly#7B397D
Deuteranopia#65657A
Deuteranomaly#854F7B
Tritanopia#A32E2E
Tritanomaly#A52358
Achromatopsia#595959

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A8057D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a8057d: #A8057D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A8057D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a8057d': '#A8057D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.659, green: 0.020, blue: 0.490)
Android XML<color name="color_a8057d">#A8057D</color>
SVG fillfill="#A8057D"

More Pink Colors

#A8057D sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#A8057D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A8057D?

#A8057D is a dark pink — rgb(168, 5, 125) in RGB and hsl(316, 94%, 34%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Flirt (#A2006D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.42.

What is the RGB value of #A8057D?

#A8057D is rgb(168, 5, 125) — red 168, green 5, and blue 125 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A8057D?

#A8057D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 97%, 26%, 34%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A8057D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A8057D scores 7.04:1 against white and 2.98:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A8057D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A8057D 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 mediumvioletred (#C71585) at a CIE76 distance of 11.46, which is visibly different.

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