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#A92887 Color

#A92887 is rgb(169, 40, 135) in RGB, hsl(316, 62%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 76%, 20%, 34%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Fandango (#B53389), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.68. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A92887
HEX#A92887
RGBrgb(169, 40, 135)
HSLhsl(316, 62%, 41%)
HSVhsv(316, 76%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 76%, 20%, 34%)
OKLCHoklch(51.4% 0.19 340.9)
LABlab(40.92% 58.22 -22.39)
LCHlch(40.92% 62.38 338.97)

What #A92887 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 #A92887, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Fandango#B53389ΔE 5.68Berry Parfait#A43482ΔE 6.97Traffic Purple#992572ΔE 9.35Medium Red-violet#BB3385ΔE 9.64Flirt#A2006DΔE 10.4Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 10.99

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

#A92887 Channel Values

How #A92887 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 40 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 316° · S 62% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 316° · S 76% · V 66%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 76% · Y 20% · K 34%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.29:1 vs white · 3.34:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A92887 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 text6.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A92887

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A92887; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A92887
Complementary
#28A94A
Analogous
#8B28A9
Analogous
#A92846
Triadic
#87A928
Triadic
#2887A9
Split comp.
#46A928
Split comp.
#28A98B

Tints & Shades of #A92887

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

#CA2FA1
#D54DB1
#DD6EC0
#E694D0
#EEB5DE
#F5D6ED

Shades

#952376
#7C1D63
#671852
#531342
#3E0F31
#25091E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A92887.

How #A92887 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#A92887
Protanopia#525287
Protanomaly#7E4587
Deuteranopia#6A6A84
Deuteranomaly#885785
Tritanopia#A33F3F
Tritanomaly#A63764
Achromatopsia#606060

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Using #A92887 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a92887: #A92887;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A92887;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a92887': '#A92887' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.663, green: 0.157, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_a92887">#A92887</color>
SVG fillfill="#A92887"

More Pink Colors

#A92887 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#A92887 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A92887?

#A92887 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(169, 40, 135) in RGB and hsl(316, 62%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Fandango (#B53389), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.68.

What is the RGB value of #A92887?

#A92887 is rgb(169, 40, 135) — red 169, green 40, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A92887?

#A92887 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 76%, 20%, 34%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A92887 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A92887 scores 6.29:1 against white and 3.34:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A92887 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A92887 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 14.69, which is visibly different.

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