Closest web-safe match: #993366

Color Details and Palettes for #A9247D

Details about the color Fabric of Love#A9247D

Conversions, palettes, contrast & design ideas for this color.

Pink family Warm WCAG ink: white
HEX #A9247D RGB rgb(169, 36, 125) HSL hsl(320, 65%, 40%) CMYK cmyk(0%, 79%, 26%, 34%)

Color profile

About Color Hex #A9247D

#A9247D is a warm color from the Pink family, closest in name to “Fabric of Love”. In RGB it is rgb(169, 36, 125); in HSL, hsl(320, 65%, 40%).

The color Fabric of Love, with hexadecimal code #a9247d, is part of the pink color family, a hue that spans from playful and youthful to elegant and gender-neutral. Pink evokes warmth, tenderness, and emotional connection across diverse cultural contexts. Additionally, it evokes emotions such as Compassion, Sincerity, Sophistication, Sweetness and Romance. Pink is often connected to love, compassion, and femininity in Western cultures, while in Japan, it can symbolize spring and cherry blossoms. It can also represent universal harmony and emotional balance. At 65% saturation, this color is clearly chromatic yet balanced—colorful enough to be distinctive without overwhelming adjacent content. With a mid-range lightness of 40%, it offers excellent versatility—readable as text on light backgrounds and visible as an element on dark ones. This color is ideal for designs that aim to express Compassion, Sincerity, Sophistication, Sweetness, or Romance. It can be effectively used in web design, branding, and marketing materials to attract attention and convey specific messages.

Key facts

RGB 169, 36, 125 red · green · blue HSL 320° 65% 40% hue · sat · light HSV 320° 79% 66% design-app pickers CMYK 0 79 26 34 print inks, % Luminance 0.112 0 dark → 1 light On black 3.24:1 ✕ AA contrast ratio On white 6.49:1 ✓ AA contrast ratio Web-safe #993366 closest web-safe Best text white ideal foreground Character Vivid warm · pink family

The story of this color

History, Usage, Psychology & Design Ideas for #A9247D

Fabric of Love (#A9247D) belongs to the Pink color family.

This vivid mid-tone strikes the ideal balance between intensity and readability, making it a strong candidate for primary brand colors, interactive UI elements, and logo design where immediate recognition is essential.

Historical Background

Pink was considered a variant of red—and thus a strong, masculine color—until the mid-20th century, when Western marketing shifted it toward femininity. In 18th-century Rococo France, Madame de Pompadour popularized a specific shade (Rose Pompadour) that became synonymous with refined luxury. In Japan, pink cherry blossoms (sakura) represent the fleeting beauty of life, celebrated annually during hanami festivals.

Design & Usage Tips

Pink ranges from playful and youthful to sophisticated and gender-neutral depending on saturation and context. Hot pink works for bold fashion and beauty brands, while dusty pink suits elegant interior design and wedding stationery. Pair pink with navy for a classic contrast, or with sage green for a modern, botanical palette.

Positioned on the warm side of the color wheel (hue 320°), it naturally draws the eye and creates a sense of closeness—making it effective for calls to action, food photography, and hospitality branding. With 65% saturation, it occupies a comfortable middle ground: colorful enough to be distinctive, yet restrained enough for extended reading or large surface areas.

Psychological Impact

Pink universally evokes warmth, tenderness, and approachability. Research by Alexander Schauss found that a specific shade ('Baker-Miller Pink') could reduce aggression, leading to its experimental use in holding cells. In branding, pink signals compassion, playfulness, and emotional connection.

With a mid-range lightness of 40%, this tone is highly versatile: dark enough to serve as body text on white, yet light enough to stand out on charcoal or navy backgrounds.

Creative Design Ideas

Use blush pink as a background for portrait photography to create a warm, flattering glow. Combine hot pink with black for a punk-inspired editorial aesthetic. In app design, pink accent colors (hearts, favorites, notifications) feel natural and engaging.

Every format

#A9247D Color Conversions

Every way to write Fabric of Love — one-tap copy on every format; tap on any card to learn what it is and when to use it.

12 formats
HEX Web
#A9247D

Hexadecimal is the web’s universal color notation — two digits each for red, green and blue. Drop it straight into HTML, CSS or any design tool.

RGB Screen
rgb(169, 36, 125)

RGB is the additive Red-Green-Blue model every screen uses to emit light. The default choice for websites, apps and on-screen UI.

HSL Web
hsl(320, 65%, 40%)

HSL breaks a color into Hue, Saturation and Lightness — the most intuitive way to lighten, darken or mute a color in CSS.

HSV HSB Design
hsv(320, 79%, 66%)

HSV (also called HSB) maps Hue, Saturation and Value/Brightness. It is the model behind the color pickers in Photoshop, Figma and most design apps.

HWB CSS 4
hwb(320 14% 34%)

HWB blends a pure hue with Whiteness and Blackness — a painter-friendly model added in CSS Color 4 for quick tints and shades.

CMYK Print
cmyk(0%, 79%, 26%, 34%)

CMYK is the subtractive Cyan-Magenta-Yellow-Black ink model. Use these values when preparing artwork for a printer or commercial press.

OKLCH Modern
oklch(50.67% 0.188 345.06)

OKLCH is a modern, perceptually-uniform space (Lightness, Chroma, Hue). It powers smooth gradients and accessible palettes in today’s CSS.

OKLab Modern
oklab(50.67% 0.182 -0.048)

OKLab is the Cartesian form of OKLCH — ideal for blending and interpolating colors without the muddy midpoints older spaces produce.

CIELAB L*a*b* Perceptual
L: 39.88, a: 59.95, b: -18.23

CIELAB is a device-independent, perceptually-uniform space. It is the standard for measuring color difference (ΔE) and matching across devices.

LCH Perceptual
L: 39.88, C: 62.66, H: 343.09

LCH is CIELAB in cylindrical form — Lightness, Chroma and Hue — letting you adjust vividness and hue while staying perceptually even.

XYZ CIE Science
X: 20.69, Y: 11.18, Z: 20.47

CIE XYZ is the 1931 master space that underpins every other model here — the scientific bridge used to convert between color systems.

Decimal int Code
11084925

The 24-bit integer value of the color — handy for databases, APIs, game engines and low-level graphics code.

Channel breakdown

RGB Color Percentages for #A9247D

How much red, green and blue light mixes into Fabric of Love.

Red 169/255 51.2% Green 36/255 10.9% Blue 125/255 37.9%

Percentages show each channel's share of the total light (R + G + B) in Fabric of Love.

Ink coverage

CMYK Ink Levels & Print Guide for #A9247D

Ink needed to reproduce Fabric of Love in four-color print. Heaviest ink: Magenta.

0% CYAN 79% MAGENTA 26% YELLOW 34% KEY

Print tip: treat these values as a starting point — final output depends on printer profile, paper stock and calibration.

Accessibility · WCAG

Luminance & Contrast for #A9247D

How bright Fabric of Love is, and how far black and white text clear each WCAG bar.

Relative luminance 0.112
0 · dark1 · light

Contrast ratio · 1:1 → 21:1 (log scale)

Aa Black text 3.24:1 ✕ AA ✕ AAA ✓ Large
Aa White text 6.49:1 ✓ AA ✕ AAA ✓ Large

Developer shortcuts

Quick CSS Snippets for #A9247D

Copy-and-paste CSS for Fabric of Love — per-line copy, or grab the whole block.

fabric-of-love.css
background-color: #A9247D;
color: #A9247D;
border: 2px solid #A9247D;
background-color: rgb(169, 36, 125);
background-color: hsl(320, 65%, 40%);
--color: #A9247D;

Shades · light to dark

#A9247D Monochrome Palette

Lighter and darker steps of Fabric of Love — the color's full brightness range in one strip.

#F6E9F2
#EAC8DF
#DDA7CB
#D087B8
#C366A4
#B64591
#A9247D
#901F6A
#761958
#5D1445
#440E32
#2A091F
#11040D

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Harmony · 180° apart

#A9247D Complementary Palette

Two colors opposite on the wheel — maximum contrast for attention-grabbing accents.

#A9247D
#24A850

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Harmony · adjacent hues

#A9247D Analogic Palette

Neighboring hues on the wheel — harmonious, calm combinations that feel unified.

#A9247D
#A8243A
#9224A8
#A85024
#5024A8
#A89224
#243AA8

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Harmony · 120° apart

#A9247D Triadic Palette

Three colors evenly spaced on the wheel — vibrant and energetic, yet balanced.

#A9247D
#7CA824
#247CA8

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Harmony · 90° apart

#A9247D Quad Palette

Four colors evenly spaced on the wheel (tetradic) — rich schemes with multiple accents.

#A9247D
#A89224
#24A850
#243AA8

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Accessibility

Color Blindness Simulation for #A9247D

How Fabric of Love reads across five kinds of color vision — a ✓ Friendly verdict means the color difference stays distinguishable for that vision type.

#A9247D
#778162
#6F6E67
#A25653
#474747
Normal vision full color Deuteranopia green weakness ✕ Not friendly Protanopia red weakness ✕ Not friendly Tritanopia blue-yellow weakness ✕ Not friendly Achromatopsia total color blindness ✕ Not friendly

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Harmony overview

Color Harmonies for #A9247D

The lead color from each harmony scheme, side by side — a shortcut to the full palettes above.

#24A850
#A8243A
#7CA824
#A89224
Complementary opposite hue Analogous adjacent hue Triadic 120° apart Tetradic (Quad) 90° apart

Perceptually nearby

#A9247D Nearby Colors

A step away in brightness, richness or shade — each still feels like the same color.

Fandango#BB3388
8 Bit Eggplant#990066
Lustful Wishes#CC4499
Grapest#880066
Katy Berry#AA0088
Plum Kingdom#993377
Plastic Lips#AA2266
Purple Excellency#993388

From the color-name library

Colors Similar to #A9247D

The closest named colors to #A9247D — same mood, each with its own character.

Fabric of Love#AA1177
King’s Plum Pie#B3107A
Katy Berry#AA0077
Plum Kingdom#AA3377
Vibrant Velvet#BB0088
Fandango#B53389
Botticelli#B70272
Infectious Love#BB1177
Haunted Purple#991177
Rrosy-Fingered Dawn#C11C84
Very Berry#BB3381
Persian Luxury Purple#990077

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Inspiration

Explore Vibrant Images Featuring Fabric of Love (#a9247d)

Curated Unsplash photos that carry the mood of Fabric of Love — hover any tile to download it or view the original.

Good to know

Frequently Asked Questions about #A9247D

#A9247D is a warm color from the Pink family. Its closest matched name is “Fabric of Love”, matched perceptually with the CIEDE2000 color-difference formula. In RGB it is rgb(169, 36, 125); in HSL, hsl(320, 65%, 40%).
In RGB, #A9247D is rgb(169, 36, 125); in HSL it is hsl(320, 65%, 40%); and in CMYK — the model used for print — it is cmyk(0%, 79%, 26%, 34%).
#A9247D has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 against black and 6.49:1 against white. For readability, white body text meets the WCAG AA threshold of 4.5:1 on it, while black does not.
The direct complement of #A9247D is #24A850 (opposite on the color wheel). For ready-made combinations, this page includes monochrome, analogous, triadic and tetradic palettes built from #A9247D in the palette sections above.