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Recognised as Colour

#A23B7D

  • #A23B7D
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#A23B7D is a magenta with RGB values 162, 59, 125 and HSL 322°, 47%, 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 Medium violet red.

Colour values

#A23B7D#A23B7D
HEX#A23B7D
RGBrgb(162, 59, 125)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.2314, 0.4902
RGB percentages63.5%, 23.1%, 49%
HSLhsl(321.6, 46.6%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(321.6, 63.6%, 63.5%)
CMYK0%, 63.6%, 22.8%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,632,061
CSS custom property--colour: #A23B7D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1229WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.07:1
Contrast with white6.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#5DC482

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#45577Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#63697Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.4 from the original
Tritanopia#AC3A57no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 21.6Pale violetred · ΔE 25.1Purple · ΔE 25.8Dark magenta · ΔE 28Hot pink · ΔE 28.4Orchid · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 21.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3BA260
Analogous#943BA2, #A23B49
Triadic#7DA23B, #3B7DA2
Split complementary#4AA23B, #3BA294
Tetradic#A2933B, #3BA260, #3B49A2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8C1DA
Lighter +30%#DB9BC4
Lighter +20%#CD76AE
Lighter +10%#BF5198
Darker −10%#7D2D60
Darker −20%#572043
Darker −30%#321226
Darker −40%#0C050A
More saturated +25%#BE1F85
Less saturated −25%#865775

Channel breakdown

R162
G59
B125
Red162 (63.5%)
Green59 (23.1%)
Blue125 (49%)
Hue321.55°
Saturation (HSL)46.61%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A2 · G 3B · B 7D

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