Colour

#AC4CF3

#AC4CF3
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#AC4CF3 is a violet with RGB values 172, 76, 243 and HSL 274°, 87%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#AC4CF3

RGBrgb(172, 76, 243)

RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.298, 0.9529

RGB percentages67.5%, 29.8%, 95.3%

HSLhsl(274.5, 87.4%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(274.5, 68.7%, 95.3%)

CMYK29.2%, 68.7%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,291,891

CSS custom property--colour: #AC4CF3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20411WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness137.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.08:1

Contrast with white4.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.08:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C

Inverted#53B30C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#007AF8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#187DEFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.5 from the original

Tritanopia#A0729Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.8 Blue violet · ΔE 12.7 Dark violet · ΔE 16.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 21.7 Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.6 Slate blue · ΔE 32.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.82, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#93F34C

Analogous#594CF3, #F34CE6

Triadic#F3AC4C, #4CF3AC

Split complementary#E6F34C, #4CF359

Tetradic#F3594C, #93F34C, #4CE6F3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EEDBFD

Lighter +20%#D8ACF9

Lighter +10%#C27CF6

Darker −10%#961CF0

Darker −20%#7B0ECB

Darker −30%#5E0A9C

Darker −40%#41076C

More saturated +25%#AE40FF

Less saturated −25%#A864DB

Channel breakdown

R172

G76

B243

Red172 (67.5%)

Green76 (29.8%)

Blue243 (95.3%)

Hue274.49°

Saturation (HSL)87.43%

Lightness62.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AC · G 4C · B F3

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Colour values

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