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Recognised as Colour

#AC2D9E

  • #AC2D9E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#AC2D9E is a magenta with RGB values 172, 45, 158 and HSL 307°, 59%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#AC2D9E#AC2D9E
HEX#AC2D9E
RGBrgb(172, 45, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.1765, 0.6196
RGB percentages67.5%, 17.6%, 62%
HSLhsl(306.6, 58.5%, 42.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(306.6, 73.8%, 67.5%)
CMYK0%, 73.8%, 8.1%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,283,870
CSS custom property--colour: #AC2D9E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13116WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.8:1
Contrast with white5.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#53D261

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#275AA1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55 from the original
Deuteranopia#576C9Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B43A63no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.62:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 11.6Purple · ΔE 14Medium orchid · ΔE 17.9Medium violet red · ΔE 20.3Orchid · ΔE 21.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 11.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2DAC3B
Analogous#7A2DAC, #AC2D5F
Triadic#9EAC2D, #2D9EAC
Split complementary#5FAC2D, #2DAC7A
Tetradic#AC7A2D, #2DAC3B, #2D5FAC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDB8E7
Lighter +30%#E290D9
Lighter +20%#D768CB
Lighter +10%#CD3FBD
Darker −10%#842279
Darker −20%#5B1854
Darker −30%#330D2F
Darker −40%#0A0309
More saturated +25%#C712B3
Less saturated −25%#914889

Channel breakdown

R172
G45
B158
Red172 (67.5%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue306.61°
Saturation (HSL)58.53%
Lightness42.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AC · G 2D · B 9E

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