Recognised as Colour

#AC49E3

#AC49E3
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#AC49E3 is a violet with RGB values 172, 73, 227 and HSL 279°, 73%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#AC49E3

RGBrgb(172, 73, 227)

RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.2863, 0.8902

RGB percentages67.5%, 28.6%, 89%

HSLhsl(278.6, 73.3%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(278.6, 67.8%, 89%)

CMYK24.2%, 67.8%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,291,107

CSS custom property--colour: #AC49E3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19082WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.82:1

Contrast with white4.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.82:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#696969

Inverted#53B61C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0074E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#347BE0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.6 from the original

Tritanopia#A56A91no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 7.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 15.1 Blue violet · ΔE 17 Dark violet · ΔE 18.7 Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.8 Dark magenta · ΔE 28.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 7.51, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#80E349

Analogous#5F49E3, #E349CD

Triadic#E3AC49, #49E3AC

Split complementary#CDE349, #49E35F

Tetradic#E35F49, #80E349, #49CDE3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDFAFE

Lighter +30%#E8CEF7

Lighter +20%#D4A1F1

Lighter +10%#C075EA

Darker −10%#9721D8

Darker −20%#781AAC

Darker −30%#59147F

Darker −40%#3A0D53

More saturated +25%#B42FFD

Less saturated −25%#A563C9

Channel breakdown

R172

G73

B227

Red172 (67.5%)

Green73 (28.6%)

Blue227 (89%)

Hue278.57°

Saturation (HSL)73.33%

Lightness58.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AC · G 49 · B E3

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