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Colour

#AC49E7

  • #AC49E7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#AC49E7 is a violet with RGB values 172, 73, 231 and HSL 278°, 77%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#AC49E7#AC49E7
HEX#AC49E7
RGBrgb(172, 73, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.2863, 0.9059
RGB percentages67.5%, 28.6%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(277.6, 76.7%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.6, 68.4%, 90.6%)
CMYK25.5%, 68.4%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,291,111
CSS custom property--colour: #AC49E7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19305WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.86:1
Contrast with white4.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#53B618

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0075ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#2D7BE4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.6 from the original
Tritanopia#A46B93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.32:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 8.2Blue violet · ΔE 15.4Medium orchid · ΔE 17Dark violet · ΔE 17.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.4Slate blue · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 8.2, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#84E749
Analogous#5D49E7, #E749D3
Triadic#E7AC49, #49E7AC
Split complementary#D3E749, #49E75D
Tetradic#E75D49, #84E749, #49D3E7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFDFF
Lighter +30%#EAD0F9
Lighter +20%#D5A3F3
Lighter +10%#C176ED
Darker −10%#971DE0
Darker −20%#7918B2
Darker −30%#5A1285
Darker −40%#3C0C58
More saturated +25%#B231FF
Less saturated −25%#A563CD

Channel breakdown

R172
G73
B231
Red172 (67.5%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue277.59°
Saturation (HSL)76.7%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AC · G 49 · B E7

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