Colour

#AC05BC

#AC05BC
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#AC05BC is a magenta with RGB values 172, 5, 188 and HSL 295°, 95%, 38%. 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

#AC05BC#AC05BC

HEX#AC05BC

RGBrgb(172, 5, 188)

RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.0196, 0.7373

RGB percentages67.5%, 2%, 73.7%

HSLhsl(294.8, 94.8%, 37.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(294.8, 97.3%, 73.7%)

CMYK8.5%, 97.3%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,273,660

CSS custom property--colour: #AC05BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1251WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness113.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6:1

Contrast with white6:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#363636

Inverted#53FA43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0058C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56 from the original

Deuteranopia#3769B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.1 from the original

Tritanopia#AF3B6Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12.4 Dark violet · ΔE 17.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 20.5 Dark magenta · ΔE 21.1 Blue violet · ΔE 22.6 Purple · ΔE 26

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12.39, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#15BC05

Analogous#5005BC, #BC0571

Triadic#BCAC05, #05BCAC

Split complementary#71BC05, #05BC51

Tetradic#BC5105, #15BC05, #0571BC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F391FC

Lighter +30%#ED5FFB

Lighter +20%#E82EF9

Lighter +10%#D906EE

Darker −10%#7F048A

Darker −20%#510259

Darker −30%#240127

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B000C1

Less saturated −25%#981DA4

Channel breakdown

R172

B188

Red172 (67.5%)

Green5 (2%)

Blue188 (73.7%)

Hue294.75°

Saturation (HSL)94.82%

Lightness37.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AC · G 05 · B BC

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Colour values

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