Close to Medium Violet Red
#A80971
#A80971 is a dark, vivid pink, close to the color Medium Violet Red. In RGB it’s made of 65.9% red, 3.5% green, and 44.3% blue. Its hue is 321°, with 90% saturation and 35% 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 #A80971.
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.
White text on this color
7.14:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.94:1 FailThis color as text on white
7.14:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.94:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #A80971 as they’d see it.
#A80971 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 #A80971
What color is #A80971?
#A80971 is a dark, vivid pink, close to the color Medium Violet Red. In RGB it’s made of 65.9% red, 3.5% green, and 44.3% blue. Its hue is 321°, with 90% saturation and 35% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #A80971 in RGB?
#A80971 is rgb(168, 9, 113): 168 red, 9 green, and 113 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #A80971 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 95, 33, 34). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #A80971?
PANTONE 248 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #A80971?
Its complement #016623 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.