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Recognised as Colour

#A23E71

  • #A23E71
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#A23E71 is a magenta with RGB values 162, 62, 113 and HSL 329°, 45%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#A23E71#A23E71
HEX#A23E71
RGBrgb(162, 62, 113)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.2431, 0.4431
RGB percentages63.5%, 24.3%, 44.3%
HSLhsl(329.4, 44.6%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(329.4, 61.7%, 63.5%)
CMYK0%, 61.7%, 30.2%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,632,817
CSS custom property--colour: #A23E71;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12319WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.06:1
Contrast with white6.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#5DC18E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C5773no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#67696Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.4 from the original
Tritanopia#AD3952no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 20.7Medium violet red · ΔE 25.6Hot pink · ΔE 29.7Indian red · ΔE 32.4Purple · ΔE 33.2Orchid · ΔE 34.8
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 20.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3EA26F
Analogous#A13EA2, #A23E3F
Triadic#71A23E, #3E71A2
Split complementary#3FA23E, #3EA2A1
Tetradic#A2A13E, #3EA26F, #3E3FA2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8C4D6
Lighter +30%#DA9FBD
Lighter +20%#CC7AA4
Lighter +10%#BE558B
Darker −10%#7D3057
Darker −20%#58223E
Darker −30%#331424
Darker −40%#0E060A
More saturated +25%#BE2272
Less saturated −25%#865A70

Channel breakdown

R162
G62
B113
Red162 (63.5%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue113 (44.3%)
Hue329.4°
Saturation (HSL)44.64%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A2 · G 3E · B 71

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