Colour

#A23FAC

#A23FAC
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#A23FAC is a magenta with RGB values 162, 63, 172 and HSL 294°, 46%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#A23FAC

RGBrgb(162, 63, 172)

RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.2471, 0.6745

RGB percentages63.5%, 24.7%, 67.5%

HSLhsl(294.5, 46.4%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(294.5, 63.4%, 67.5%)

CMYK5.8%, 63.4%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,633,132

CSS custom property--colour: #A23FAC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14215WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness116.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.46:1

Contrast with white5.46:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C

Inverted#5DC053

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2A62AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47 from the original

Deuteranopia#516DA9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.5 from the original

Tritanopia#A54F70no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.84:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 12.6 Dark magenta · ΔE 13.8 Purple · ΔE 15.4 Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.9 Orchid · ΔE 18.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 22.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 12.57, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#49AC3F

Analogous#6C3FAC, #AC3F7F

Triadic#ACA23F, #3FACA2

Split complementary#7FAC3F, #3FAC6C

Tetradic#AC6C3F, #49AC3F, #3F7FAC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E9CBEC

Lighter +30%#D9A6DE

Lighter +20%#C980D1

Lighter +10%#B95BC3

Darker −10%#7F3187

Darker −20%#5C2461

Darker −30%#39163C

Darker −40%#150817

More saturated +25%#BA22C9

Less saturated −25%#8A5C8F

Channel breakdown

R162

G63

B172

Red162 (63.5%)

Green63 (24.7%)

Blue172 (67.5%)

Hue294.5°

Saturation (HSL)46.38%

Lightness46.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A2 · G 3F · B AC

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