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Recognised as Colour

#AC06DE

  • #AC06DE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#AC06DE is a violet with RGB values 172, 6, 222 and HSL 286°, 95%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#AC06DE#AC06DE
HEX#AC06DE
RGBrgb(172, 6, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.0235, 0.8706
RGB percentages67.5%, 2.4%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(286.1, 94.7%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.1, 97.3%, 87.1%)
CMYK22.5%, 97.3%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,273,950
CSS custom property--colour: #AC06DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14175WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.48:1
Contrast with white5.48:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#393939
Inverted#53F921

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0062E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#006CDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64 from the original
Tritanopia#A74E83no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 6.8Blue violet · ΔE 12.7Dark orchid · ΔE 17.7Fuchsia · ΔE 24.8Magenta · ΔE 24.8Medium orchid · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 6.83, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#38DE06
Analogous#4006DE, #DE06A4
Triadic#DEAC06, #06DEAC
Split complementary#A4DE06, #06DE40
Tetradic#DE4006, #38DE06, #06A4DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECB3FD
Lighter +30%#DF81FC
Lighter +20%#D350FA
Lighter +10%#C61EF9
Darker −10%#8605AC
Darker −20%#5F037B
Darker −30%#390249
Darker −40%#120117
More saturated +25%#AF00E4
Less saturated −25%#9D23C2

Channel breakdown

R172
G6
B222
Red172 (67.5%)
Green6 (2.4%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue286.11°
Saturation (HSL)94.74%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AC · G 06 · B DE

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