Palettes / Colors / #A445A4

#A445A4 — Muted Pink

#A445A4 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 #A445A4 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.

#A445A4 is a warm-leaning 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 #45A545; it also sits naturally between #7545A5 and #A54575. 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 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 58% · Yellow 0% · Key 36%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A445A4

.text { color: #A445A4; }
.background { background-color: #A445A4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A445A4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(164, 69, 164); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(300, 41%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A445A4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(164, 69, 164, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A445A4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(164, 69, 164, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A445A4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A445A4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A445A4

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #45A545:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A445A4: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A445A4

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 #A445A4 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 #A445A4 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

← #A445A3  ·  #A445A5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A445A4?

#A445A4 is Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 164, 69, 164). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A445A4?

#A445A4 is RGB 164, 69, 164 — HSL 300°, 41%, 46% — CMYK 0%, 58%, 0%, 36%.

What colors go with #A445A4?

Its complement is #45A545; analogous partners are #7545A5 and #A54575. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A445A4 for text?

White text on #A445A4 has a contrast ratio of 5.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.97:1.