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Recognised as Colour

#A23359

  • #A23359
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#A23359 is a red with RGB values 162, 51, 89 and HSL 339°, 52%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#A23359#A23359
HEX#A23359
RGBrgb(162, 51, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.2, 0.349
RGB percentages63.5%, 20%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(339.5, 52.1%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(339.5, 68.5%, 63.5%)
CMYK0%, 68.5%, 45.1%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,629,977
CSS custom property--colour: #A23359;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1077WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.66:1
Contrast with white6.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#5DCCA6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4A4F5Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#686456no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B02442no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 21.8Indian red · ΔE 24Brown · ΔE 27.4Medium violet red · ΔE 29.5Light coral · ΔE 32.1Hot pink · ΔE 33.6
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 21.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#33A27C
Analogous#A23391, #A24533
Triadic#59A233, #3359A2
Split complementary#33A245, #3390A2
Tetradic#90A233, #33A27C, #4433A2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9B8C9
Lighter +30%#DD91AB
Lighter +20%#D06B8D
Lighter +10%#C44470
Darker −10%#7B2744
Darker −20%#541B2E
Darker −30%#2E0E19
Darker −40%#070204
More saturated +25%#BD1851
Less saturated −25%#874E61

Channel breakdown

R162
G51
B89
Red162 (63.5%)
Green51 (20%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue339.46°
Saturation (HSL)52.11%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A2 · G 33 · B 59

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