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Recognised as Colour

#AC33E3

  • #AC33E3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#AC33E3 is a violet with RGB values 172, 51, 227 and HSL 281°, 76%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#AC33E3#AC33E3
HEX#AC33E3
RGBrgb(172, 51, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.2, 0.8902
RGB percentages67.5%, 20%, 89%
HSLhsl(281.3, 75.9%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.3, 77.5%, 89%)
CMYK24.2%, 77.5%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,285,475
CSS custom property--colour: #AC33E3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16684WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.84:1
Contrast with white4.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#53CC1C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006CE8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0F74DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A55E8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 10.1Dark orchid · ΔE 10.6Blue violet · ΔE 10.9Medium orchid · ΔE 23.7Fuchsia · ΔE 28.8Magenta · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 10.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6AE333
Analogous#5433E3, #E333C2
Triadic#E3AC33, #33E3AC
Split complementary#C2E333, #33E354
Tetradic#E35433, #6AE333, #33C2E3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5E6FC
Lighter +30%#E3BAF5
Lighter +20%#D08DEF
Lighter +10%#BE60E9
Darker −10%#921BC8
Darker −20%#71159B
Darker −30%#500F6E
Darker −40%#300941
More saturated +25%#B717FF
Less saturated −25%#A150C6

Channel breakdown

R172
G51
B227
Red172 (67.5%)
Green51 (20%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue281.25°
Saturation (HSL)75.86%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AC · G 33 · B E3

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