Recognised as Colour

#AC2EAA

#AC2EAA
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark magenta

#AC2EAA is a magenta with RGB values 172, 46, 170 and HSL 301°, 58%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

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HEX#AC2EAA

RGBrgb(172, 46, 170)

RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.1804, 0.6667

RGB percentages67.5%, 18%, 66.7%

HSLhsl(301, 57.8%, 42.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(301, 73.3%, 67.5%)

CMYK0%, 73.3%, 1.2%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,284,138

CSS custom property--colour: #AC2EAA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13627WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness115.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.64:1

Contrast with white5.64:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#525252

Inverted#53D155

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#185DADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#526DA7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.5 from the original

Tritanopia#B2416Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.73:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 11.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 13.7 Purple · ΔE 15.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 20.6 Orchid · ΔE 21.7 Rebecca purple · ΔE 25

Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 11.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2EAC30

Analogous#6F2EAC, #AC2E6B

Triadic#AAAC2E, #2EAAAC

Split complementary#6BAC2E, #2EAC6F

Tetradic#AC6F2E, #2EAC30, #2E6BAC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ECBAEC

Lighter +30%#E291E0

Lighter +20%#D769D5

Lighter +10%#CC41CA

Darker −10%#842382

Darker −20%#5C185A

Darker −30%#330E33

Darker −40%#0B030B

More saturated +25%#C713C4

Less saturated −25%#914990

Channel breakdown

R172

G46

B170

Red172 (67.5%)

Green46 (18%)

Blue170 (66.7%)

Hue300.95°

Saturation (HSL)57.8%

Lightness42.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AC · G 2E · B AA

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