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#A90F99 Color

#A90F99 is rgb(169, 15, 153) in RGB, hsl(306, 84%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 91%, 9%, 34%) 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. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A90F99
HEX#A90F99
RGBrgb(169, 15, 153)
HSLhsl(306, 84%, 36%)
HSVhsv(306, 91%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 91%, 9%, 34%)
OKLCHoklch(51% 0.221 333.6)
LABlab(39.75% 65.42 -35.18)
LCHlch(39.75% 74.28 331.73)

What #A90F99 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 #A90F99, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 9Dark Magenta#8B008BΔE 9.9Mardi Gras#880085ΔE 10.9Mauveine#8D029BΔE 12.97Philippine Violet#81007FΔE 13.54Patriarch#800080ΔE 13.75

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

#A90F99 Channel Values

How #A90F99 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 169 · G 15 · B 1538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 306° · S 84% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 306° · S 91% · V 66%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 91% · Y 9% · K 34%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.53:1 vs white · 3.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A90F99 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 text6.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A90F99 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A90F99

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A90F99; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A90F99
Complementary
#0FA91E
Analogous
#6B0FA9
Analogous
#A90F4C
Triadic
#99A90F
Triadic
#0F99A9
Split comp.
#4CA90F
Split comp.
#0FA96B

Tints & Shades of #A90F99

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

#D312C0
#EC27D9
#F051E0
#F377E7
#F7A1EE
#FBCBF6

Shades

#910D84
#7F0B73
#67095E
#54074D
#3D0537
#2A0426

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A90F99.

How #A90F99 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#A90F99
Protanopia#4C4C99
Protanomaly#7C3C99
Deuteranopia#676797
Deuteranomaly#865198
Tritanopia#A13B3B
Tritanomaly#A42F6D
Achromatopsia#5E5E5E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A90F99 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a90f99: #A90F99;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A90F99;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a90f99': '#A90F99' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.663, green: 0.059, blue: 0.600)
Android XML<color name="color_a90f99">#A90F99</color>
SVG fillfill="#A90F99"

More Pink Colors

#A90F99 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#A90F99 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A90F99?

#A90F99 is a dark pink — rgb(169, 15, 153) in RGB and hsl(306, 84%, 36%) 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.

What is the RGB value of #A90F99?

#A90F99 is rgb(169, 15, 153) — red 169, green 15, and blue 153 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A90F99?

#A90F99 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 91%, 9%, 34%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A90F99 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A90F99 scores 6.53:1 against white and 3.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A90F99 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A90F99 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 9.9, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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