Recognised as Colour

#AC2ABE

#AC2ABE
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#AC2ABE is a magenta with RGB values 172, 42, 190 and HSL 293°, 64%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#AC2ABE

RGBrgb(172, 42, 190)

RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.1647, 0.7451

RGB percentages67.5%, 16.5%, 74.5%

HSLhsl(292.7, 63.8%, 45.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(292.7, 77.9%, 74.5%)

CMYK9.5%, 77.9%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,283,134

CSS custom property--colour: #AC2ABE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14144WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness118.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.48:1

Contrast with white5.48:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#505050

Inverted#53D541

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0060C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#426EBBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.3 from the original

Tritanopia#AE4874no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 13.6 Dark magenta · ΔE 17.5 Dark violet · ΔE 22.2 Purple · ΔE 22.3 Blue violet · ΔE 24.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3CBE2A

Analogous#622ABE, #BE2A86

Triadic#BEAC2A, #2ABEAC

Split complementary#86BE2A, #2ABE62

Tetradic#BE622A, #3CBE2A, #2A86BE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ECC2F2

Lighter +30%#DF99E8

Lighter +20%#D16FDF

Lighter +10%#C445D6

Darker −10%#862194

Darker −20%#60186A

Darker −30%#3B0E41

Darker −40%#150517

More saturated +25%#C20DDB

Less saturated −25%#9647A1

Channel breakdown

R172

G42

B190

Red172 (67.5%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue190 (74.5%)

Hue292.7°

Saturation (HSL)63.79%

Lightness45.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AC · G 2A · B BE

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Colour values

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