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Colour

#AC00FF

  • #AC00FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#AC00FF is a violet with RGB values 172, 0, 255 and HSL 280°, 100%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#AC00FF#AC00FF
HEX#AC00FF
RGBrgb(172, 0, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0, 1
RGB percentages67.5%, 0%, 100%
HSLhsl(280.5, 100%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.5, 100%, 100%)
CMYK32.5%, 100%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,272,447
CSS custom property--colour: #AC00FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15991WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5:1
Contrast with white5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#53FF00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006BFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0070FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.4 from the original
Tritanopia#9D5F96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 83 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 18.3Blue violet · ΔE 19.8Fuchsia · ΔE 28.2Magenta · ΔE 28.2Blue · ΔE 29.9Medium blue · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 18.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#53FF00
Analogous#2D00FF, #FF00D2
Triadic#FFAC00, #00FFAC
Split complementary#D2FF00, #00FF2D
Tetradic#FF2D00, #53FF00, #00D2FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EECCFF
Lighter +30%#DE99FF
Lighter +20%#CD66FF
Lighter +10%#BD33FF
Darker −10%#8A00CC
Darker −20%#670099
Darker −30%#450066
Darker −40%#220033
More saturated +25%#AC00FF
Less saturated −25%#A120DF

Channel breakdown

R172
G0
B255
Red172 (67.5%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue280.47°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AC · G 00 · B FF

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