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Recognised as Colour

#AC458D

  • #AC458D
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#AC458D is a magenta with RGB values 172, 69, 141 and HSL 318°, 43%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#AC458D#AC458D
HEX#AC458D
RGBrgb(172, 69, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.2706, 0.5529
RGB percentages67.5%, 27.1%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(318.1, 42.7%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(318.1, 59.9%, 67.5%)
CMYK0%, 59.9%, 18%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,289,997
CSS custom property--colour: #AC458D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1495WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.26:1
Contrast with white5.26:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#53BA72

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4B618Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#69728Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.5 from the original
Tritanopia#B64763no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 21Orchid · ΔE 23.5Purple · ΔE 24.9Pale violetred · ΔE 25.2Hot pink · ΔE 25.7Dark magenta · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 20.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#45AC64
Analogous#9845AC, #AC4559
Triadic#8DAC45, #458DAC
Split complementary#59AC45, #45AC97
Tetradic#AC9745, #45AC64, #455AAC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECD1E4
Lighter +30%#DEACCF
Lighter +20%#CF88BA
Lighter +10%#C163A5
Darker −10%#88366F
Darker −20%#632851
Darker −30%#3F1933
Darker −40%#1A0B16
More saturated +25%#CA2799
Less saturated −25%#8E6381

Channel breakdown

R172
G69
B141
Red172 (67.5%)
Green69 (27.1%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue318.06°
Saturation (HSL)42.74%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AC · G 45 · B 8D

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