#a23e97

Color #a23e97

A moderately saturated medium magenta.

Closest named color Purple #800080 · ΔE 16.86 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-700 #a800b7 · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a23e97

RGB

rgb(162, 62, 151)

HSL

hsl(306.6, 44.6%, 43.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(306.6, 61.7%, 63.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 61.7%, 6.8%, 36.5%)

LAB

lab(43.3, 52.34, -28.87)

LCH

lch(43.3, 59.77, 331.12)

OKLCH

oklch(53.3%, 0.1694, 332.21)

HWB

hwb(306.6, 24.3%, 36.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3ea249

Analogous

#7b3ea2

#a23e97

#a23e65

Triadic

#a23e97

#97a23e

#3e97a2

Split-complementary

#a23e97

#65a23e

#3ea27b

Tetradic

#a23e97

#a2493e

#3ea249

#3e97a2

Square

#a23e97

#a27b3e

#3ea249

#3e65a2

Shades

Color #a23e97 mixed toward black.

#87347e

#6c2965

#511f4b

#361532

#1b0a19

Tints

Color #a23e97 mixed toward white.

#bd53b1

#ca75c1

#d798d0

#e5bae0

#f2ddef

Tones

Color #a23e97 mixed toward gray.

#9a4690

#914f8a

#895783

#815f7d

#786876

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.67:1

White text reads better on this background (5.72:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#838288 · ΔE 26.4

Deuteranopia

#878d84 · ΔE 38.7

Tritanopia

#9f7a77 · ΔE 25.8

Achromatopsia

#666666 · ΔE 26

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a23e97;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a23e97]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#a23e97 (#a23e97) is rgb(162, 62, 151) in RGB.

No, #a23e97 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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