A400A0

#A400A0 closest to Magentle

#A400A0 is a medium, vivid pink; the closest named color is Magentle. In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 0.0% green and 62.7% blue (rgb(164, 0, 160)). Its HSL value is 301° hue, 100% saturation and 32% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 2% yellow and 36% black. #A400A0 is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.80:1.

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Variations of #A400A0

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#A400A0 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#A400A0 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #A400A0 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 58% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #43619D
  • Protanopia 51% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #004FA3
  • Protanomaly 67% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5446A2
  • Deuteranopia 58% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #43619D
  • Deuteranomaly 72% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #6C509E
  • Tritanopia 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #AA2A5D
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A81886
  • Achromatopsia 54% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #5B5B5B
  • Achromatomaly 68% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #734F71

#A400A0 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.80:1 Good#A400A0 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.09:1 Poor#A400A0 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#A400A0 in CSS

/* Magentle */
.color { color: #A400A0; }
.background { background-color: #A400A0; }
.border { border: 1px solid #A400A0; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(164 0 160);
color: hsl(301 100% 32%);
color: oklch(0.502 0.229 329.7);

#A400A0 FAQ

What color is #A400A0?

#A400A0 is a medium, vivid pink. Its closest named color is Magentle. It belongs to the pink color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #A400A0?

#A400A0 is rgb(164, 0, 160) in RGB, hsl(301, 100%, 32%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 100%, 2%, 36%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #A400A0?

The complementary color of #A400A0 is #00A404, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #A400A0?

White text has the best contrast on #A400A0: 6.80:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #A400A0 a warm or cool color?

#A400A0 is a cool color.