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Recognised as Colour

#AC2F8D

  • #AC2F8D
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#AC2F8D is a magenta with RGB values 172, 47, 141 and HSL 315°, 57%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#AC2F8D#AC2F8D
HEX#AC2F8D
RGBrgb(172, 47, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.1843, 0.5529
RGB percentages67.5%, 18.4%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(314.9, 57.1%, 42.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(314.9, 72.7%, 67.5%)
CMYK0%, 72.7%, 18%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,284,365
CSS custom property--colour: #AC2F8D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12727WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.92:1
Contrast with white5.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#53D072

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#375790no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5F6B8Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.5 from the original
Tritanopia#B6335Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 14.9Purple · ΔE 17.6Dark magenta · ΔE 17.8Orchid · ΔE 23.2Medium orchid · ΔE 25.8Hot pink · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 14.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2FAC4E
Analogous#8D2FAC, #AC2F4E
Triadic#8DAC2F, #2F8DAC
Split complementary#4FAC2F, #2FAC8C
Tetradic#AC8D2F, #2FAC4E, #2F4FAC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECBBE0
Lighter +30%#E193CE
Lighter +20%#D66BBC
Lighter +10%#CB43AA
Darker −10%#84246C
Darker −20%#5C194B
Darker −30%#340E2A
Darker −40%#0C030A
More saturated +25%#C7149B
Less saturated −25%#914A7F

Channel breakdown

R172
G47
B141
Red172 (67.5%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue314.88°
Saturation (HSL)57.08%
Lightness42.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AC · G 2F · B 8D

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