Recognised as Colour

#AC23CC

#AC23CC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#AC23CC is a violet with RGB values 172, 35, 204 and HSL 289°, 71%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#AC23CC#AC23CC

HEX#AC23CC

RGBrgb(172, 35, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.1373, 0.8

RGB percentages67.5%, 13.7%, 80%

HSLhsl(288.6, 70.7%, 46.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(288.6, 82.8%, 80%)

CMYK15.7%, 82.8%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,281,356

CSS custom property--colour: #AC23CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14332WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness119.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.43:1

Contrast with white5.43:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C

Inverted#53DC33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0061D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#2F6EC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.3 from the original

Tritanopia#AB4C7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 8.3 Dark violet · ΔE 14 Blue violet · ΔE 17.4 Medium orchid · ΔE 19.6 Dark magenta · ΔE 24.9 Purple · ΔE 29.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 8.31, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#43CC23

Analogous#5723CC, #CC2398

Triadic#CCAC23, #23CCAC

Split complementary#98CC23, #23CC57

Tetradic#CC5723, #43CC23, #2398CC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ECC6F5

Lighter +30%#DE9AEE

Lighter +20%#D06FE6

Lighter +10%#C143DF

Darker −10%#871CA0

Darker −20%#631475

Darker −30%#3E0D49

Darker −40%#19051E

More saturated +25%#BF05EA

Less saturated −25%#9941AE

Channel breakdown

R172

G35

B204

Red172 (67.5%)

Green35 (13.7%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue288.64°

Saturation (HSL)70.71%

Lightness46.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AC · G 23 · B CC

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Ac23CC (chemical formula)

Formula
5,245.022 g/mol
25 atoms

Ac23CC has a molar mass of 5,245.022 g/mol, made up of 25 atoms across 2 elements: 23 × Ac, 2 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass5,245.022 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule25

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule8.7095639 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.1481631 × 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

Ac99.5%

C0.5%

Actinium (Ac × 23)5,221 g/mol, 99.542%

Carbon (C × 2)24.022 g/mol, 0.458%

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