Recognised as Colour

#AC197D

#AC197D
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#AC197D is a magenta with RGB values 172, 25, 125 and HSL 319°, 75%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#AC197D#AC197D

HEX#AC197D

RGBrgb(172, 25, 125)

RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.098, 0.4902

RGB percentages67.5%, 9.8%, 49%

HSLhsl(319.2, 74.6%, 38.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(319.2, 85.5%, 67.5%)

CMYK0%, 85.5%, 27.3%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,278,717

CSS custom property--colour: #AC197D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10947WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness104.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.58:1

Contrast with white6.58:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F

Inverted#53E682

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#314E7Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#5E667Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.2 from the original

Tritanopia#B8144Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 9.9 Purple · ΔE 20.7 Dark magenta · ΔE 21.1 Hot pink · ΔE 27.2 Orchid · ΔE 29.2 Deep pink · ΔE 29.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 9.94, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#19AC48

Analogous#9119AC, #AC1934

Triadic#7DAC19, #197DAC

Split complementary#33AC19, #19AC91

Tetradic#AC9219, #19AC48, #1934AC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1A0D7

Lighter +30%#EB73C5

Lighter +20%#E447B2

Lighter +10%#D91F9D

Darker −10%#7F135D

Darker −20%#530C3C

Darker −30%#26061C

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#C50086

Less saturated −25%#933274

Channel breakdown

R172

G25

B125

Red172 (67.5%)

Green25 (9.8%)

Blue125 (49%)

Hue319.18°

Saturation (HSL)74.62%

Lightness38.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AC · G 19 · B 7D

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Colour values

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