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Recognised as Colour

#AC129E

  • #AC129E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#AC129E is a magenta with RGB values 172, 18, 158 and HSL 305°, 81%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#AC129E#AC129E
HEX#AC129E
RGBrgb(172, 18, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.0706, 0.6196
RGB percentages67.5%, 7.1%, 62%
HSLhsl(305.5, 81.1%, 37.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(305.5, 89.5%, 67.5%)
CMYK0%, 89.5%, 8.1%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,276,958
CSS custom property--colour: #AC129E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11672WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.3:1
Contrast with white6.3:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#53ED61

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0053A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#4F679Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.3 from the original
Tritanopia#B42B5Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 10.5Purple · ΔE 14.9Medium orchid · ΔE 19.3Medium violet red · ΔE 22.4Dark orchid · ΔE 23.5Orchid · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 10.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#12AC20
Analogous#6D12AC, #AC1251
Triadic#9EAC12, #129EAC
Split complementary#51AC12, #12AC6D
Tetradic#AC6D12, #12AC20, #1251AC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F496EB
Lighter +30%#EF68E3
Lighter +20%#EA3ADA
Lighter +10%#DA17C8
Darker −10%#7E0D74
Darker −20%#500849
Darker −30%#21041F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#BE00AD
Less saturated −25%#942A8B

Channel breakdown

R172
G18
B158
Red172 (67.5%)
Green18 (7.1%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue305.45°
Saturation (HSL)81.05%
Lightness37.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AC · G 12 · B 9E

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