Recognised as Colour

#AC51A4

#AC51A4
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#AC51A4 is a magenta with RGB values 172, 81, 164 and HSL 305°, 36%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#AC51A4

RGBrgb(172, 81, 164)

RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.3176, 0.6431

RGB percentages67.5%, 31.8%, 64.3%

HSLhsl(305.3, 36%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(305.3, 52.9%, 67.5%)

CMYK0%, 52.9%, 4.7%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,293,092

CSS custom property--colour: #AC51A4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17336WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness125.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.7:1

Contrast with white4.7:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A

Inverted#53AE5B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4D6CA7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#6878A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.3 from the original

Tritanopia#B25973no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 16.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 22.6 Purple · ΔE 23.2 Dark magenta · ΔE 23.9 Violet · ΔE 24.1 Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.3

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 16.89, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#51AC59

Analogous#8651AC, #AC5177

Triadic#A4AC51, #51A4AC

Split complementary#77AC51, #51AC86

Tetradic#AC8651, #51AC59, #5177AC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EEDBEC

Lighter +30%#DEB8DA

Lighter +20%#CD96C8

Lighter +10%#BD73B7

Darker −10%#894183

Darker −20%#673062

Darker −30%#442041

Darker −40%#211020

More saturated +25%#CC31BE

Less saturated −25%#8C718A

Channel breakdown

R172

G81

B164

Red172 (67.5%)

Green81 (31.8%)

Blue164 (64.3%)

Hue305.27°

Saturation (HSL)35.97%

Lightness49.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AC · G 51 · B A4

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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