Recognised as Colour

#AC11CE

#AC11CE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#AC11CE is a violet with RGB values 172, 17, 206 and HSL 289°, 85%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#AC11CE#AC11CE

HEX#AC11CE

RGBrgb(172, 17, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.0667, 0.8078

RGB percentages67.5%, 6.7%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(289.2, 84.8%, 43.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(289.2, 91.7%, 80.8%)

CMYK16.5%, 91.7%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,276,750

CSS custom property--colour: #AC11CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13628WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness117.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.64:1

Contrast with white5.64:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#404040

Inverted#53EE31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005ED2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#226CCAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.7 from the original

Tritanopia#AB487Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.73:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 10.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 11.6 Blue violet · ΔE 15.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 24.2 Fuchsia · ΔE 27.2 Magenta · ΔE 27.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 10.61, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#33CE11

Analogous#4D11CE, #CE1192

Triadic#CEAC11, #11CEAC

Split complementary#92CE11, #11CE4E

Tetradic#CE4E11, #33CE11, #1192CE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ECB2F9

Lighter +30%#E083F5

Lighter +20%#D554F1

Lighter +10%#C925ED

Darker −10%#850D9F

Darker −20%#5D0970

Darker −30%#360541

Darker −40%#0F0112

More saturated +25%#B700DF

Less saturated −25%#9A2DB2

Channel breakdown

R172

G17

B206

Red172 (67.5%)

Green17 (6.7%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue289.21°

Saturation (HSL)84.75%

Lightness43.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AC · G 11 · B CE

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Ac11Ce (chemical formula)

Formula
2,637.12 g/mol
12 atoms

Ac11Ce has a molar mass of 2,637.12 g/mol, made up of 12 atoms across 2 elements: 11 × Ac, 1 × Ce.

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Molar mass

Molar mass2,637.12 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule12

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule4.3790408 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram2.2836051 × 10^20

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

Ac94.7%

Ce5.3%

Actinium (Ac × 11)2,497 g/mol, 94.687%

Cerium (Ce)140.12 g/mol, 5.313%

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