Palettes / Colors / #A91CAB

#A91CAB — Pink

#A91CAB 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 #A91CAB 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.

#A91CAB 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 #1EAB1C; it also sits naturally between #611CAB and #AB1C66. 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 66% · Green 11% · Blue 67%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 84% · Yellow 0% · Key 33%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A91CAB

.text { color: #A91CAB; }
.background { background-color: #A91CAB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A91CAB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(169, 28, 171); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(299, 72%, 39%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A91CAB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(169, 28, 171, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A91CAB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(169, 28, 171, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A91CAB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A91CAB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A91CAB

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #1EAB1C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A91CAB: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A91CAB

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 #A91CAB 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 #A91CAB 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 #A91CAB?

#A91CAB is Pink, a pink color (RGB 169, 28, 171). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A91CAB?

#A91CAB is RGB 169, 28, 171 — HSL 299°, 72%, 39% — CMYK 1%, 84%, 0%, 33%.

What colors go with #A91CAB?

Its complement is #1EAB1C; analogous partners are #611CAB and #AB1C66. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A91CAB for text?

White text on #A91CAB has a contrast ratio of 6.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.44:1.