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#A8059B Color

#A8059B is rgb(168, 5, 155) in RGB, hsl(305, 94%, 34%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 97%, 8%, 34%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Magenta (#8B008B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.8. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A8059B
HEX#A8059B
RGBrgb(168, 5, 155)
HSLhsl(305, 94%, 34%)
HSVhsv(305, 97%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 97%, 8%, 34%)
OKLCHoklch(50.7% 0.226 332.6)
LABlab(39.26% 66.53 -37.19)
LCHlch(39.26% 76.22 330.80)

What #A8059B 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 #A8059B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Magenta#8B008BΔE 9.8Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 10.9Mardi Gras#880085ΔE 11.3Mauveine#8D029BΔE 11.52Philippine Violet#81007FΔE 14.09Patriarch#800080ΔE 14.17

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

#A8059B Channel Values

How #A8059B 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 1558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 305° · S 94% · L 34%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 305° · S 97% · V 66%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 97% · Y 8% · K 34%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.65:1 vs white · 3.16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A8059B 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 text6.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A8059B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A8059B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A8059B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A8059B
Complementary
#05A813
Analogous
#6405A8
Analogous
#A80549
Triadic
#9BA805
Triadic
#059BA8
Split comp.
#49A805
Split comp.
#05A864

Tints & Shades of #A8059B

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

#D507C4
#F812E4
#F93EE9
#FB70EF
#FC9CF4
#FDC9F9

Shades

#940588
#7C0472
#68035F
#54034D
#40023B
#280124

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A8059B.

How #A8059B 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#A8059B
Protanopia#4A4A9B
Protanomaly#7B399B
Deuteranopia#656599
Deuteranomaly#854F9A
Tritanopia#A03A3A
Tritanomaly#A32D6E
Achromatopsia#5C5C5C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A8059B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a8059b: #A8059B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A8059B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a8059b': '#A8059B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.659, green: 0.020, blue: 0.608)
Android XML<color name="color_a8059b">#A8059B</color>
SVG fillfill="#A8059B"

More Pink Colors

#A8059B sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A8059B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A8059B?

#A8059B is a dark pink — rgb(168, 5, 155) in RGB and hsl(305, 94%, 34%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Magenta (#8B008B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.8.

What is the RGB value of #A8059B?

#A8059B is rgb(168, 5, 155) — red 168, green 5, and blue 155 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A8059B?

#A8059B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 97%, 8%, 34%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A8059B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A8059B scores 6.65:1 against white and 3.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A8059B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A8059B 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 9.8, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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