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Recognised as Colour

#AC048C

  • #AC048C
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#AC048C is a magenta with RGB values 172, 4, 140 and HSL 311°, 95%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#AC048C#AC048C
HEX#AC048C
RGBrgb(172, 4, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.0157, 0.549
RGB percentages67.5%, 1.6%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(311.4, 95.5%, 34.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(311.4, 97.7%, 67.5%)
CMYK0%, 97.7%, 18.6%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,273,356
CSS custom property--colour: #AC048C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10751WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.67:1
Contrast with white6.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#53FB73

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1A4D8Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#566589no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65 from the original
Tritanopia#B71551no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 13.4Medium violet red · ΔE 14.8Purple · ΔE 15.4Medium orchid · ΔE 25.5Orchid · ΔE 27.6Dark orchid · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 13.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#04AC24
Analogous#7804AC, #AC0438
Triadic#8CAC04, #048CAC
Split complementary#38AC04, #04AC78
Tetradic#AC7804, #04AC24, #0438AC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FC80E4
Lighter +30%#FB4EDA
Lighter +20%#FA1CD0
Lighter +10%#DE05B5
Darker −10%#7A0363
Darker −20%#48023B
Darker −30%#160112
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B0008E
Less saturated −25%#961A7E

Channel breakdown

R172
G4
B140
Red172 (67.5%)
Green4 (1.6%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue311.43°
Saturation (HSL)95.45%
Lightness34.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AC · G 04 · B 8C

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