Palettes / Colors / #A720BC

#A720BC — Pink

#A720BC is a pink color we call 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 #A720BC 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.

#A720BC is a cool pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #35BC20; it also sits naturally between #5920BC and #BC2082. 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 65% · Green 13% · Blue 74%

Cyan 11% · Magenta 83% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A720BC

.text { color: #A720BC; }
.background { background-color: #A720BC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A720BC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(167, 32, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(292, 71%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A720BC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(167, 32, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A720BC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(167, 32, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A720BC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A720BC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #35BC20:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A720BC: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A720BC

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 #A720BC 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 #A720BC 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 #A720BC?

#A720BC is Pink, a pink color (RGB 167, 32, 188). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A720BC?

#A720BC is RGB 167, 32, 188 — HSL 292°, 71%, 43% — CMYK 11%, 83%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #A720BC?

Its complement is #35BC20; analogous partners are #5920BC and #BC2082. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A720BC for text?

White text on #A720BC has a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.58:1.