Colour

#A23081

#A23081
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#A23081 is a magenta with RGB values 162, 48, 129 and HSL 317°, 54%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

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HEX#A23081

RGBrgb(162, 48, 129)

RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.1882, 0.5059

RGB percentages63.5%, 18.8%, 50.6%

HSLhsl(317.4, 54.3%, 41.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(317.4, 70.4%, 63.5%)

CMYK0%, 70.4%, 20.4%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,629,249

CSS custom property--colour: #A23081;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1138WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.41:1

Contrast with white6.41:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E

Inverted#5DCF7E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#395383no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#5C657Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.4 from the original

Tritanopia#AC3254no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 17.7 Purple · ΔE 19.7 Dark magenta · ΔE 21.5 Orchid · ΔE 26.6 Hot pink · ΔE 28.7 Rebecca purple · ΔE 30.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 17.68, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#30A251

Analogous#8A30A2, #A23048

Triadic#81A230, #3081A2

Split complementary#48A230, #30A28A

Tetradic#A28A30, #30A251, #3048A2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E9B5DA

Lighter +30%#DD8EC6

Lighter +20%#D266B3

Lighter +10%#C63F9F

Darker −10%#7B2462

Darker −20%#531942

Darker −30%#2C0D23

Darker −40%#050104

More saturated +25%#BC168C

Less saturated −25%#884A76

Channel breakdown

R162

G48

B129

Red162 (63.5%)

Green48 (18.8%)

Blue129 (50.6%)

Hue317.37°

Saturation (HSL)54.29%

Lightness41.18%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A2 · G 30 · B 81

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