Colour

#AC45FF

#AC45FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#AC45FF is a violet with RGB values 172, 69, 255 and HSL 273°, 100%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#AC45FF#AC45FF

HEX#AC45FF

RGBrgb(172, 69, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.2706, 1

RGB percentages67.5%, 27.1%, 100%

HSLhsl(273.2, 100%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(273.2, 72.9%, 100%)

CMYK32.5%, 72.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,290,111

CSS custom property--colour: #AC45FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20247WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.05:1

Contrast with white4.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.05:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#686868

Inverted#53BA00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#007AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#007CFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.5 from the original

Tritanopia#9C739Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 10.2 Dark violet · ΔE 13.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 18.4 Medium orchid · ΔE 30.3 Fuchsia · ΔE 30.7 Magenta · ΔE 30.7

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 10.18, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#98FF45

Analogous#4F45FF, #FF45F5

Triadic#FFAC45, #45FFAC

Split complementary#F5FF45, #45FF4F

Tetradic#FF4F45, #98FF45, #45F5FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F0DEFF

Lighter +20%#DAABFF

Lighter +10%#C378FF

Darker −10%#9512FF

Darker −20%#7B00DE

Darker −30%#5F00AB

Darker −40%#420078

More saturated +25%#AC45FF

Less saturated −25%#A95CE8

Channel breakdown

R172

G69

B255

Red172 (67.5%)

Green69 (27.1%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue273.23°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness63.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AC · G 45 · B FF

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Colour values

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