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Recognised as Colour

#AC00BD

  • #AC00BD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#AC00BD is a magenta with RGB values 172, 0, 189 and HSL 295°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#AC00BD#AC00BD
HEX#AC00BD
RGBrgb(172, 0, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0, 0.7412
RGB percentages67.5%, 0%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(294.6, 100%, 37.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(294.6, 100%, 74.1%)
CMYK9%, 100%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,272,381
CSS custom property--colour: #AC00BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12445WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.02:1
Contrast with white6.02:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#53FF42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0058C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#3568BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65 from the original
Tritanopia#AF3A6Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12.5Dark violet · ΔE 17Medium orchid · ΔE 21.3Dark magenta · ΔE 21.9Blue violet · ΔE 22Purple · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#11BD00
Analogous#4D00BD, #BD0070
Triadic#BDAC00, #00BDAC
Split complementary#70BD00, #00BD4D
Tetradic#BD4D00, #11BD00, #0070BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F48AFF
Lighter +30%#F057FF
Lighter +20%#EB24FF
Lighter +10%#DA00F0
Darker −10%#7E008A
Darker −20%#4F0057
Darker −30%#210024
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#AC00BD
Less saturated −25%#9918A5

Channel breakdown

R172
G0
B189
Red172 (67.5%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue294.6°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness37.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AC · G 00 · B BD

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