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Recognised as Colour

#AC458E

  • #AC458E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#AC458E is a magenta with RGB values 172, 69, 142 and HSL 317°, 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

#AC458E#AC458E
HEX#AC458E
RGBrgb(172, 69, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.2706, 0.5569
RGB percentages67.5%, 27.1%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(317.5, 42.7%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(317.5, 59.9%, 67.5%)
CMYK0%, 59.9%, 17.4%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,289,998
CSS custom property--colour: #AC458E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1498WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.1 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 black4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#53BA71

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4B6290no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#69728Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B64763no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.3 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 text4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 20.9Orchid · ΔE 23.1Purple · ΔE 24.5Pale violetred · ΔE 25.6Hot pink · ΔE 25.8Dark magenta · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 20.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#45AC63
Analogous#9645AC, #AC455B
Triadic#8EAC45, #458EAC
Split complementary#5AAC45, #45AC96
Tetradic#AC9745, #45AC63, #455BAC

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%#883670
Darker −20%#632852
Darker −30%#3F1934
Darker −40%#1A0B16
More saturated +25%#CA279B
Less saturated −25%#8E6381

Channel breakdown

R172
G69
B142
Red172 (67.5%)
Green69 (27.1%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue317.48°
Saturation (HSL)42.74%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AC · G 45 · B 8E

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