Colour

#AC21D6

#AC21D6
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#AC21D6 is a violet with RGB values 172, 33, 214 and HSL 286°, 73%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

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HEX#AC21D6

RGBrgb(172, 33, 214)

RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.1294, 0.8392

RGB percentages67.5%, 12.9%, 83.9%

HSLhsl(286.1, 73.3%, 48.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(286.1, 84.6%, 83.9%)

CMYK19.6%, 84.6%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,280,854

CSS custom property--colour: #AC21D6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14713WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness121.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.33:1

Contrast with white5.33:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C

Inverted#53DE29

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0063DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#1C6FD2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.5 from the original

Tritanopia#A95080no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 9.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 10.6 Blue violet · ΔE 13.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 23.8 Fuchsia · ΔE 27.5 Magenta · ΔE 27.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 9.58, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4BD621

Analogous#5221D6, #D621A6

Triadic#D6AC21, #21D6AC

Split complementary#A6D621, #21D652

Tetradic#D65121, #4BD621, #21A6D6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EDCCF7

Lighter +30%#DEA0F0

Lighter +20%#CE74E9

Lighter +10%#BF47E3

Darker −10%#881AAA

Darker −20%#65137E

Darker −30%#410D51

Darker −40%#1E0625

More saturated +25%#BD02F5

Less saturated −25%#9B40B7

Channel breakdown

R172

G33

B214

Red172 (67.5%)

Green33 (12.9%)

Blue214 (83.9%)

Hue286.08°

Saturation (HSL)73.28%

Lightness48.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AC · G 21 · B D6

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Colour values

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