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Recognised as Colour

#A223B6

  • #A223B6
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#A223B6 is a magenta with RGB values 162, 35, 182 and HSL 292°, 68%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#A223B6#A223B6
HEX#A223B6
RGBrgb(162, 35, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.1373, 0.7137
RGB percentages63.5%, 13.7%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(291.8, 67.7%, 42.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.8, 80.8%, 71.4%)
CMYK11%, 80.8%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,625,974
CSS custom property--colour: #A223B6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12261WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.08:1
Contrast with white6.08:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#5DDC49

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0059BAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#3967B3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58 from the original
Tritanopia#A3436Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.5Medium orchid · ΔE 14.8Dark magenta · ΔE 15.2Purple · ΔE 19.9Dark violet · ΔE 22.3Blue violet · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#37B623
Analogous#5923B6, #B62380
Triadic#B6A223, #23B6A2
Split complementary#81B623, #23B659
Tetradic#B65823, #37B623, #2380B6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8B4F1
Lighter +30%#DC8AE8
Lighter +20%#CF5FE0
Lighter +10%#C234D8
Darker −10%#7C1B8B
Darker −20%#561360
Darker −30%#300A36
Darker −40%#0A020B
More saturated +25%#B608D1
Less saturated −25%#8E3E9B

Channel breakdown

R162
G35
B182
Red162 (63.5%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue291.84°
Saturation (HSL)67.74%
Lightness42.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G 23 · B B6

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