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Colour

#AC00AF

  • #AC00AF
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#AC00AF is a magenta with RGB values 172, 0, 175 and HSL 299°, 100%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#AC00AF#AC00AF
HEX#AC00AF
RGBrgb(172, 0, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0, 0.6863
RGB percentages67.5%, 0%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(299, 100%, 34.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(299, 100%, 68.6%)
CMYK1.7%, 100%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,272,367
CSS custom property--colour: #AC00AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11866WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.23:1
Contrast with white6.23:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#313131
Inverted#53FF50

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0055B3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#4267ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B13166no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 15.9Dark magenta · ΔE 16Medium orchid · ΔE 19.3Purple · ΔE 21.1Dark violet · ΔE 23.8Blue violet · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 15.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#03AF00
Analogous#5400AF, #AF005B
Triadic#AFAC00, #00AFAC
Split complementary#5AAF00, #00AF55
Tetradic#AF5500, #03AF00, #005BAF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FD7CFF
Lighter +30%#FC49FF
Lighter +20%#FB16FF
Lighter +10%#DE00E2
Darker −10%#7A007C
Darker −20%#480049
Darker −30%#160016
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#AC00AF
Less saturated −25%#971699

Channel breakdown

R172
G0
B175
Red172 (67.5%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue298.97°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness34.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AC · G 00 · B AF

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