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#A91CAC — Pink

#A91CAC 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 #A91CAC 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.

#A91CAC 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.

#A91CAC · RGB 169, 28, 172

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Color values

HEX#A91CAC
RGB169, 28, 172
HSL299°, 72%, 39%
HSV299°, 84%, 67%
CMYK2%, 84%, 0%, 33%
XYZ24.22, 12.24, 40.12
Yxy12.24, 0.3163, 0.1599
CIE-Lab41.60, 68.73, -44.07
Hunter Lab34.99, 65.23, -47.13

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 66% · Green 11% · Blue 67%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 84% · Yellow 0% · Key 33%

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

Previews

Sample text in #A91CAC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #A91CAC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #A91CAC

.text { color: #A91CAC; }
.background { background-color: #A91CAC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A91CAC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(169, 28, 172); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(299, 72%, 39%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A91CAC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(169, 28, 172, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A91CAC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(169, 28, 172, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A91CAC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A91CAC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A91CAC

#9C1A9E#8A178C#7D157F#6C126E#5F1060#4E0D4F#410B42#300830#230623#110312

Tints of #A91CAC

#C320C5#D824DB#DD3EE0#E258E4#E673E8#EA89EC#EFA3F0#F3BDF4#F7D3F8#FCEDFC

Tones of #A91CAC

#9F26A1#943196#8B3B8C#814582#784F78#6D5A6D

Color harmonies

Complementary — #1EAB1C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text6.09:1 AA
Against black text3.45:1 AA large only

Best text color on #A91CAC: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A91CAC

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #A91CAC: ·

How #A91CAC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #6C6B89Deuteranopia · #747F81Tritanopia · #A26E68

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:

Material Purple 500 · #9C27B0Tailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3Tailwind purple 600 · #9333EA

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #A91CAC rather than the exact color:

Amber Ruby Meadow
#1D7AA5 · #10195D · #6325B0 · #AA1EA8
Modern Ruby Aurora
#AA21AD · #E1217C · #AD1F14 · #DA9526
Rustic Ruby Zephyr
#A427AC · #D8D051 · #48D6CD · #DCB4E5
Electric Zephyr
#168C8F · #B41CB1 · #C3C71F · #A7E8E4
Electric Ruby Meadow
#A025AA · #CF2D9F · #DD658D · #EDB1AE
Palette 0c056d
#0C056D · #590D82 · #B61AAE · #F25D9C

Similar colors

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

#AA1EA8#AA21AD#A427AC#B41CB1#A025AA#B61AAE#A829A9#B221A1#9B22AB#B20FA7#B115B9#AF29B6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A91CAB  ·  #A91CAD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A91CAC?

#A91CAC is Pink, a pink color (RGB 169, 28, 172). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A91CAC?

#A91CAC is RGB 169, 28, 172 — HSL 299°, 72%, 39% — CMYK 2%, 84%, 0%, 33%.

What colors go with #A91CAC?

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

Can I use #A91CAC for text?

White text on #A91CAC has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.45:1.