Recognised as Colour

#AC02EC

#AC02EC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#AC02EC is a violet with RGB values 172, 2, 236 and HSL 284°, 98%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#AC02EC#AC02EC

HEX#AC02EC

RGBrgb(172, 2, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.0078, 0.9255

RGB percentages67.5%, 0.8%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(283.6, 98.3%, 46.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(283.6, 99.2%, 92.5%)

CMYK27.1%, 99.2%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,272,940

CSS custom property--colour: #AC02EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1487WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness123.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.28:1

Contrast with white5.28:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#373737

Inverted#53FD13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0065F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#006EE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.7 from the original

Tritanopia#A3568Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.97:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 10.4 Blue violet · ΔE 14.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 23.7 Fuchsia · ΔE 25.2 Magenta · ΔE 25.2 Medium blue · ΔE 31

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 10.36, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#42EC02

Analogous#3702EC, #EC02B7

Triadic#ECAC02, #02ECAC

Split complementary#B7EC02, #02EC37

Tetradic#EC3702, #42EC02, #02B7EC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ECBCFE

Lighter +30%#DE89FE

Lighter +20%#D056FE

Lighter +10%#C224FD

Darker −10%#8702B9

Darker −20%#620187

Darker −30%#3D0154

Darker −40%#190022

More saturated +25%#AD00EE

Less saturated −25%#9F20CE

Channel breakdown

R172

B236

Red172 (67.5%)

Green2 (0.8%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue283.59°

Saturation (HSL)98.32%

Lightness46.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AC · G 02 · B EC

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Colour values

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