Recognised as Colour

#AC0057

#AC0057
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#AC0057 is a magenta with RGB values 172, 0, 87 and HSL 330°, 100%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#AC0057#AC0057

HEX#AC0057

RGBrgb(172, 0, 87)

RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0, 0.3412

RGB percentages67.5%, 0%, 34.1%

HSLhsl(329.7, 100%, 33.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(329.7, 100%, 67.5%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 49.4%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,272,279

CSS custom property--colour: #AC0057;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09459WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness98.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.26:1

Contrast with white7.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B

Inverted#53FFA8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3B4358no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#656153no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.8 from the original

Tritanopia#BC0031no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 19.9 Deep pink · ΔE 29.5 Pale violetred · ΔE 29.6 Hot pink · ΔE 31.1 Brown · ΔE 32.2 Indian red · ΔE 32.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 19.91, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00AC55

Analogous#AB00AC, #AC0001

Triadic#57AC00, #0057AC

Split complementary#01AC00, #00ACAB

Tetradic#ACAB00, #00AC55, #0001AC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF79BD

Lighter +30%#FF46A4

Lighter +20%#FF138A

Lighter +10%#DF0071

Darker −10%#79003D

Darker −20%#460023

Darker −30%#13000A

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#AC0057

Less saturated −25%#971657

Channel breakdown

R172

B87

Red172 (67.5%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue87 (34.1%)

Hue329.65°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness33.73%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AC · G 00 · B 57

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