#a23db8

Color #a23db8

A moderately saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Orchid #ba55d3 · ΔE 8.86 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-700 #a800b7 · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a23db8

RGB

rgb(162, 61, 184)

HSL

hsl(289.3, 50.2%, 48%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(289.3, 66.8%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(12%, 66.8%, 0%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(44.91, 58.73, -45.92)

LCH

lch(44.91, 74.55, 321.98)

OKLCH

oklch(55.1%, 0.1996, 319.96)

HWB

hwb(289.3, 23.9%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#53b83d

Analogous

#643db8

#a23db8

#b83d90

Triadic

#a23db8

#b8a23d

#3db8a2

Split-complementary

#a23db8

#90b83d

#3db864

Tetradic

#a23db8

#b83d53

#53b83d

#3db8a2

Square

#a23db8

#b8643d

#53b83d

#3d90b8

Shades

Color #a23db8 mixed toward black.

#873399

#6c297b

#511e5c

#36143d

#1b0a1f

Tints

Color #a23db8 mixed toward white.

#b459c8

#c37ad3

#d29bde

#e1bde9

#f0def4

Tones

Color #a23db8 mixed toward gray.

#9b47ae

#9551a3

#8e5c99

#88668f

#817085

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.9:1

White text reads better on this background (5.39:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8282a5 · ΔE 22.6

Deuteranopia

#878da0 · ΔE 26

Tritanopia

#9f938f · ΔE 33.3

Achromatopsia

#6a6a6a · ΔE 27.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a23db8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a23db8]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#a23db8 (#a23db8) is rgb(162, 61, 184) in RGB.

No, #a23db8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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