Colour

#A23E8A

#A23E8A
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Purple

#A23E8A is a magenta with RGB values 162, 62, 138 and HSL 314°, 45%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

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HEX#A23E8A

RGBrgb(162, 62, 138)

RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.2431, 0.5412

RGB percentages63.5%, 24.3%, 54.1%

HSLhsl(314.4, 44.6%, 43.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(314.4, 61.7%, 63.5%)

CMYK0%, 61.7%, 14.8%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,632,842

CSS custom property--colour: #A23E8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12962WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness110.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.85:1

Contrast with white5.85:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#595959

Inverted#5DC175

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#415B8Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#606B87no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.9 from the original

Tritanopia#AA425Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.59:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 21.3 Medium violet red · ΔE 21.9 Dark magenta · ΔE 23.2 Orchid · ΔE 24.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 28 Pale violetred · ΔE 29

Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 21.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3EA256

Analogous#883EA2, #A23E58

Triadic#8AA23E, #3E8AA2

Split complementary#58A23E, #3EA288

Tetradic#A2883E, #3EA256, #3E58A2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E8C4E0

Lighter +30%#DA9FCC

Lighter +20%#CC7AB8

Lighter +10%#BE55A5

Darker −10%#7D306B

Darker −20%#58224B

Darker −30%#33142C

Darker −40%#0E060C

More saturated +25%#BE2299

Less saturated −25%#865A7B

Channel breakdown

R162

G62

B138

Red162 (63.5%)

Green62 (24.3%)

Blue138 (54.1%)

Hue314.4°

Saturation (HSL)44.64%

Lightness43.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A2 · G 3E · B 8A

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Colour values

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