Colour

#A23E85

#A23E85
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#A23E85 is a magenta with RGB values 162, 62, 133 and HSL 317°, 45%, 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 Medium violet red.

Colour values

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HEX#A23E85

RGBrgb(162, 62, 133)

RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.2431, 0.5216

RGB percentages63.5%, 24.3%, 52.2%

HSLhsl(317.4, 44.6%, 43.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(317.4, 61.7%, 63.5%)

CMYK0%, 61.7%, 17.9%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,632,837

CSS custom property--colour: #A23E85;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1282WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness110.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.89:1

Contrast with white5.89:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#585858

Inverted#5DC17A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#445A87no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#616A82no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.4 from the original

Tritanopia#AB405Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 22 Purple · ΔE 23.4 Dark magenta · ΔE 25.5 Orchid · ΔE 26 Pale violetred · ΔE 27 Hot pink · ΔE 28.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 22.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3EA25B

Analogous#8D3EA2, #A23E53

Triadic#85A23E, #3E85A2

Split complementary#53A23E, #3EA28D

Tetradic#A28D3E, #3EA25B, #3E53A2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E8C4DE

Lighter +30%#DA9FC9

Lighter +20%#CC7AB4

Lighter +10%#BE55A0

Darker −10%#7D3067

Darker −20%#582248

Darker −30%#33142A

Darker −40%#0E060C

More saturated +25%#BE2291

Less saturated −25%#865A79

Channel breakdown

R162

G62

B133

Red162 (63.5%)

Green62 (24.3%)

Blue133 (52.2%)

Hue317.4°

Saturation (HSL)44.64%

Lightness43.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A2 · G 3E · B 85

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