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Colour

#AC00CE

  • #AC00CE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#AC00CE is a magenta with RGB values 172, 0, 206 and HSL 290°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#AC00CE#AC00CE
HEX#AC00CE
RGBrgb(172, 0, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0, 0.8078
RGB percentages67.5%, 0%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(290.1, 100%, 40.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.1, 100%, 80.8%)
CMYK16.5%, 100%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,272,398
CSS custom property--colour: #AC00CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13227WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.76:1
Contrast with white5.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#53FF31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005DD2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#1B6ACAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.7 from the original
Tritanopia#AB4579no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.65:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 9.7Dark orchid · ΔE 13.5Blue violet · ΔE 15.8Fuchsia · ΔE 26.2Magenta · ΔE 26.2Medium orchid · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 9.74, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#22CE00
Analogous#4500CE, #CE0089
Triadic#CEAC00, #00CEAC
Split complementary#89CE00, #00CE45
Tetradic#CE4500, #22CE00, #0089CE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EE9BFF
Lighter +30%#E668FF
Lighter +20%#DE35FF
Lighter +10%#D502FF
Darker −10%#81009B
Darker −20%#570068
Darker −30%#2C0035
Darker −40%#020002
More saturated +25%#AC00CE
Less saturated −25%#9B1AB4

Channel breakdown

R172
G0
B206
Red172 (67.5%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue290.1°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness40.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AC · G 00 · B CE

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