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Recognised as Colour

#AC52A5

  • #AC52A5
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#AC52A5 is a magenta with RGB values 172, 82, 165 and HSL 305°, 35%, 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

#AC52A5#AC52A5
HEX#AC52A5
RGBrgb(172, 82, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.3216, 0.6471
RGB percentages67.5%, 32.2%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(304.7, 35.4%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(304.7, 52.3%, 67.5%)
CMYK0%, 52.3%, 4.1%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,293,349
CSS custom property--colour: #AC52A5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17522WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.66:1
Contrast with white4.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#53AD5A

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#4D6CA8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6879A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.3 from the original
Tritanopia#B25A74no 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 text4.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 16.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#52AC59
Analogous#8652AC, #AC5278
Triadic#A5AC52, #52A5AC
Split complementary#78AC52, #52AC86
Tetradic#AC8652, #52AC59, #5278AC

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#EEDCED
Lighter +30%#DEB9DB
Lighter +20%#CD97C9
Lighter +10%#BD74B7
Darker −10%#894284
Darker −20%#673163
Darker −30%#442142
Darker −40%#221020
More saturated +25%#CC32C0
Less saturated −25%#8C728A

Channel breakdown

R172
G82
B165
Red172 (67.5%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue304.67°
Saturation (HSL)35.43%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AC · G 52 · B A5

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