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Recognised as Colour

#A23C90

  • #A23C90
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Purple

#A23C90 is a magenta with RGB values 162, 60, 144 and HSL 311°, 46%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#A23C90#A23C90
HEX#A23C90
RGBrgb(162, 60, 144)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.2353, 0.5647
RGB percentages63.5%, 23.5%, 56.5%
HSLhsl(310.6, 45.9%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(310.6, 63%, 63.5%)
CMYK0%, 63%, 11.1%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,632,336
CSS custom property--colour: #A23C90;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12927WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.86:1
Contrast with white5.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#5DC36F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3C5B93no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C6A8Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.7 from the original
Tritanopia#AA4260no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.59:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 18.2Dark magenta · ΔE 19.5Medium violet red · ΔE 21.7Orchid · ΔE 22.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.3Medium orchid · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 18.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3CA24E
Analogous#813CA2, #A23C5D
Triadic#90A23C, #3C90A2
Split complementary#5DA23C, #3CA281
Tetradic#A2813C, #3CA24E, #3C5DA2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8C2E1
Lighter +30%#DB9CD0
Lighter +20%#CD77BE
Lighter +10%#BF52AC
Darker −10%#7D2E6F
Darker −20%#58204E
Darker −30%#32132D
Darker −40%#0D050C
More saturated +25%#BE20A2
Less saturated −25%#86587E

Channel breakdown

R162
G60
B144
Red162 (63.5%)
Green60 (23.5%)
Blue144 (56.5%)
Hue310.59°
Saturation (HSL)45.95%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A2 · G 3C · B 90

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