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Recognised as Colour

#AC20A8

  • #AC20A8
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#AC20A8 is a magenta with RGB values 172, 32, 168 and HSL 302°, 69%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#AC20A8#AC20A8
HEX#AC20A8
RGBrgb(172, 32, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.1255, 0.6588
RGB percentages67.5%, 12.5%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(301.7, 68.6%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(301.7, 81.4%, 67.5%)
CMYK0%, 81.4%, 2.3%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,280,552
CSS custom property--colour: #AC20A8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12631WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.96:1
Contrast with white5.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#53DF57

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0058ABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#4D6AA5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B23865no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.53:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 11.1Purple · ΔE 15.8Medium orchid · ΔE 15.9Dark orchid · ΔE 19.6Orchid · ΔE 24.9Medium violet red · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 11.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#20AC24
Analogous#6A20AC, #AC2062
Triadic#A8AC20, #20A8AC
Split complementary#62AC20, #20AC6A
Tetradic#AC6A20, #20AC24, #2062AC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFA9ED
Lighter +30%#E77EE4
Lighter +20%#DF53DB
Lighter +10%#D728D2
Darker −10%#81187E
Darker −20%#561054
Darker −30%#2B082A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#C607C0
Less saturated −25%#933A90

Channel breakdown

R172
G32
B168
Red172 (67.5%)
Green32 (12.5%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue301.71°
Saturation (HSL)68.63%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AC · G 20 · B A8

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