Recognised as Colour

#AC3AC7

#AC3AC7
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#AC3AC7 is a violet with RGB values 172, 58, 199 and HSL 289°, 56%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#AC3AC7#AC3AC7

HEX#AC3AC7

RGBrgb(172, 58, 199)

RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.2275, 0.7804

RGB percentages67.5%, 22.7%, 78%

HSLhsl(288.5, 55.7%, 50.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(288.5, 70.9%, 78%)

CMYK13.6%, 70.9%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,287,239

CSS custom property--colour: #AC3AC7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1592WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness123.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.02:1

Contrast with white5.02:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C

Inverted#53C538

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0068CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#4473C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.1 from the original

Tritanopia#AC557Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 9.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 9.8 Dark magenta · ΔE 19.3 Dark violet · ΔE 23.2 Purple · ΔE 23.5 Blue violet · ΔE 24.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 9.34, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#55C73A

Analogous#663AC7, #C73A9B

Triadic#C7AC3A, #3AC7AC

Split complementary#9CC73A, #3AC766

Tetradic#C7653A, #55C73A, #3A9BC7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EFD9F4

Lighter +30%#DEB1E9

Lighter +20%#CD89DE

Lighter +10%#BD62D2

Darker −10%#8A2EA0

Darker −20%#682279

Darker −30%#461751

Darker −40%#240C29

More saturated +25%#C01AE7

Less saturated −25%#985AA7

Channel breakdown

R172

G58

B199

Red172 (67.5%)

Green58 (22.7%)

Blue199 (78%)

Hue288.51°

Saturation (HSL)55.73%

Lightness50.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AC · G 3A · B C7

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Also reads as

Ac3Ac7 (chemical formula)

Formula
2,270 g/mol
10 atoms

Ac3Ac7 has a molar mass of 2,270 g/mol, made up of 10 atoms across 1 element: 10 × Ac.

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Molar mass

Molar mass2,270 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule10

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule3.7694237 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram2.6529254 × 10^20

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

Ac100%

Actinium (Ac × 10)2,270 g/mol, 100%

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