Colour

#AC0CA9

#AC0CA9
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark magenta

#AC0CA9 is a magenta with RGB values 172, 12, 169 and HSL 301°, 87%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#AC0CA9#AC0CA9

HEX#AC0CA9

RGBrgb(172, 12, 169)

RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.0471, 0.6627

RGB percentages67.5%, 4.7%, 66.3%

HSLhsl(301.1, 87%, 36.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(301.1, 93%, 67.5%)

CMYK0%, 93%, 1.7%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,275,433

CSS custom property--colour: #AC0CA9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11898WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness110.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.21:1

Contrast with white6.21:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#393939

Inverted#53F356

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0054ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58 from the original

Deuteranopia#4867A6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.8 from the original

Tritanopia#B23063no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 13 Purple · ΔE 18.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 18.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 18.3 Dark violet · ΔE 27.7 Medium violet red · ΔE 28.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 13.02, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0CAC0F

Analogous#5F0CAC, #AC0C59

Triadic#A9AC0C, #0CA9AC

Split complementary#59AC0C, #0CAC5F

Tetradic#AC5F0C, #0CAC0F, #0C59AC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F78DF5

Lighter +30%#F45DF1

Lighter +20%#F02EED

Lighter +10%#DC0FD8

Darker −10%#7C097A

Darker −20%#4D054B

Darker −30%#1D021C

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B800B5

Less saturated −25%#952393

Channel breakdown

R172

G12

B169

Red172 (67.5%)

Green12 (4.7%)

Blue169 (66.3%)

Hue301.13°

Saturation (HSL)86.96%

Lightness36.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AC · G 0C · B A9

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