Close to Dark Orchid
#A201AE
#A201AE is a dark, vivid pink, close to the color Dark Orchid. In RGB it’s made of 63.5% red, 0.4% green, and 68.2% blue. Its hue is 296°, with 99% saturation and 34% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #A201AE.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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6.66:1 AABlack text on this color
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3.15:1 AA LargeHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #A201AE as they’d see it.
#A201AE in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #A201AE
What color is #A201AE?
#A201AE is a dark, vivid pink, close to the color Dark Orchid. In RGB it’s made of 63.5% red, 0.4% green, and 68.2% blue. Its hue is 296°, with 99% saturation and 34% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #A201AE in RGB?
#A201AE is rgb(162, 1, 174): 162 red, 1 green, and 174 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #A201AE in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(7, 99, 0, 32). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #A201AE?
PANTONE 2592 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #A201AE?
Its complement #0A6C03 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.