#a23b8d

Color #a23b8d

A moderately saturated medium magenta.

Closest named color Purple #800080 · ΔE 18.83 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-700 #a800b7 · ΔE 9.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a23b8d

RGB

rgb(162, 59, 141)

HSL

hsl(312.2, 46.6%, 43.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(312.2, 63.6%, 63.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 63.6%, 13%, 36.5%)

LAB

lab(42.36, 52.02, -24.3)

LCH

lch(42.36, 57.42, 334.96)

OKLCH

oklch(52.5%, 0.1659, 336.6)

HWB

hwb(312.2, 23.1%, 36.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3ba250

Analogous

#833ba2

#a23b8d

#a23b59

Triadic

#a23b8d

#8da23b

#3b8da2

Split-complementary

#a23b8d

#59a23b

#3ba283

Tetradic

#a23b8d

#a2503b

#3ba250

#3b8da2

Square

#a23b8d

#a2833b

#3ba250

#3b59a2

Shades

Color #a23b8d mixed toward black.

#873175

#6c275e

#511d46

#36142f

#1b0a17

Tints

Color #a23b8d mixed toward white.

#bf4ea8

#cc72b9

#d895cb

#e5b8dc

#f2dcee

Tones

Color #a23b8d mixed toward gray.

#994488

#914c83

#88557e

#805d79

#776674

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.55:1

White text reads better on this background (5.92:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#82817f · ΔE 29.4

Deuteranopia

#878d7b · ΔE 43.1

Tritanopia

#9f7370 · ΔE 24

Achromatopsia

#646464 · ΔE 25.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a23b8d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a23b8d]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Frequently asked questions

#a23b8d (#a23b8d) is rgb(162, 59, 141) in RGB.

No, #a23b8d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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