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Recognised as Colour

#AC48DD

  • #AC48DD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#AC48DD is a violet with RGB values 172, 72, 221 and HSL 280°, 69%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#AC48DD#AC48DD
HEX#AC48DD
RGBrgb(172, 72, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.2824, 0.8667
RGB percentages67.5%, 28.2%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(280.3, 68.7%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.3, 67.4%, 86.7%)
CMYK22.2%, 67.4%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,290,845
CSS custom property--colour: #AC48DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18626WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.73:1
Contrast with white4.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#53B722

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0073E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#3A7ADAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.6 from the original
Tritanopia#A6678Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.44:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 7.2Medium orchid · ΔE 12.6Blue violet · ΔE 19.1Dark violet · ΔE 20.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.7Dark magenta · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 7.18, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#79DD48
Analogous#6248DD, #DD48C3
Triadic#DDAC48, #48DDAC
Split complementary#C4DD48, #48DD61
Tetradic#DD6148, #79DD48, #48C4DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAF4FD
Lighter +30%#E7C9F5
Lighter +20%#D39EED
Lighter +10%#C073E5
Darker −10%#9526CC
Darker −20%#761EA1
Darker −30%#561676
Darker −40%#370E4B
More saturated +25%#B52DF8
Less saturated −25%#A363C2

Channel breakdown

R172
G72
B221
Red172 (67.5%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue280.27°
Saturation (HSL)68.66%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AC · G 48 · B DD

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