Palettes / Colors / #A246AA

#A246AA — Muted Pink

#A246AA is a pink color we call Muted Pink, closest to the named color DarkOrchid (#9932CC). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkorchid (#9932CC) — not an exact match. CSS darkorchid gives you #9932CC, a different color; use #A246AA when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#A246AA is a cool pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #4EAA46; it also sits naturally between #6F46AA and #AA4680. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 64% · Green 27% · Blue 67%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 59% · Yellow 0% · Key 33%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #A246AA

.text { color: #A246AA; }
.background { background-color: #A246AA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A246AA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(162, 70, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(295, 42%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A246AA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(162, 70, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A246AA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(162, 70, 170, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A246AA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A246AA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4EAA46:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A246AA: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A246AA

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #A246AA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #A246AA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #A246AA?

#A246AA is Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 162, 70, 170). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A246AA?

#A246AA is RGB 162, 70, 170 — HSL 295°, 42%, 47% — CMYK 5%, 59%, 0%, 33%.

What colors go with #A246AA?

Its complement is #4EAA46; analogous partners are #6F46AA and #AA4680. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A246AA for text?

White text on #A246AA has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.99:1.