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#A941BE Color

#A941BE is rgb(169, 65, 190) in RGB, hsl(290, 49%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 66%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.91. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A941BE
HEX#A941BE
RGBrgb(169, 65, 190)
HSLhsl(290, 49%, 50%)
HSVhsv(290, 66%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 66%, 0%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(56.8% 0.203 320.5)
LABlab(46.63% 55.95 -46.25)
LCHlch(46.63% 72.59 320.43)

What #A941BE 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 #A941BE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 6.91Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 11.55Purple Plum#9C51B6ΔE 13.19Mauveine#8D029BΔE 13.92Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 14.21Purpureus#9A4EAEΔE 14.85

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

#A941BE Channel Values

How #A941BE 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 65 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 290° · S 49% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 290° · S 66% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 66% · Y 0% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.02:1 vs white · 4.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A941BE 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 text5.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A941BE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A941BE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A941BE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A941BE
Complementary
#56BE41
Analogous
#6B41BE
Analogous
#BE4194
Triadic
#BEA941
Triadic
#41BEA9
Split comp.
#94BE41
Split comp.
#41BE6B

Tints & Shades of #A941BE

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

#B55CC7
#C176D0
#CD91D9
#D8A8E1
#E4C2EA
#F0DDF3

Shades

#9138A3
#7D308D
#652772
#511F5B
#3A1641
#250E2A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A941BE.

How #A941BE 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#A941BE
Protanopia#5E5EBE
Protanomaly#8354BE
Deuteranopia#7171BC
Deuteranomaly#8B62BD
Tritanopia#9D5E5E
Tritanomaly#A2548F
Achromatopsia#6F6F6F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A941BE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a941be: #A941BE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A941BE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a941be': '#A941BE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.663, green: 0.255, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_a941be">#A941BE</color>
SVG fillfill="#A941BE"

More Pink Colors

#A941BE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#A941BE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A941BE?

#A941BE is a mid-tone pink — rgb(169, 65, 190) in RGB and hsl(290, 49%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.91.

What is the RGB value of #A941BE?

#A941BE is rgb(169, 65, 190) — red 169, green 65, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A941BE?

#A941BE converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 66%, 0%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A941BE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A941BE scores 5.02:1 against white and 4.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A941BE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A941BE 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 mediumorchid (#BA55D3) at a CIE76 distance of 6.91, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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