Close to Dark Orchid
#A501BB
#A501BB is a dark, vivid pink, close to the color Dark Orchid. In RGB it’s made of 64.7% red, 0.4% green, and 73.3% blue. Its hue is 293°, with 99% saturation and 37% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #A501BB.
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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3.32:1 AA LargeHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #A501BB as they’d see it.
#A501BB in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #A501BB
What color is #A501BB?
#A501BB is a dark, vivid pink, close to the color Dark Orchid. In RGB it’s made of 64.7% red, 0.4% green, and 73.3% blue. Its hue is 293°, with 99% saturation and 37% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #A501BB in RGB?
#A501BB is rgb(165, 1, 187): 165 red, 1 green, and 187 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #A501BB in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(12, 99, 0, 27). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #A501BB?
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 #A501BB?
Its complement #017000 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.