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Colour

#AC35DF

  • #AC35DF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#AC35DF is a violet with RGB values 172, 53, 223 and HSL 282°, 73%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#AC35DF#AC35DF
HEX#AC35DF
RGBrgb(172, 53, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.2078, 0.8745
RGB percentages67.5%, 20.8%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(282, 72.6%, 54.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282, 76.2%, 87.5%)
CMYK22.9%, 76.2%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,285,983
CSS custom property--colour: #AC35DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16645WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.85:1
Contrast with white4.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#53CA20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006BE4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50 from the original
Deuteranopia#1F74DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A65D89no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.33:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 8.4Dark violet · ΔE 11.7Blue violet · ΔE 12.5Medium orchid · ΔE 21.2Fuchsia · ΔE 29.8Magenta · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 8.42, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#68DF35
Analogous#5735DF, #DF35BD
Triadic#DFAC35, #35DFAC
Split complementary#BDDF35, #35DF57
Tetradic#DF5735, #68DF35, #35BDDF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4E5FB
Lighter +30%#E2B9F4
Lighter +20%#D08DED
Lighter +10%#BE61E6
Darker −10%#911FC2
Darker −20%#701896
Darker −30%#4F116A
Darker −40%#2E0A3E
More saturated +25%#B818FC
Less saturated −25%#A052C2

Channel breakdown

R172
G53
B223
Red172 (67.5%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue282°
Saturation (HSL)72.65%
Lightness54.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AC · G 35 · B DF

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