Colour

#AC559A

#AC559A
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#AC559A is a magenta with RGB values 172, 85, 154 and HSL 312°, 34%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#AC559A#AC559A

HEX#AC559A

RGBrgb(172, 85, 154)

RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.3333, 0.6039

RGB percentages67.5%, 33.3%, 60.4%

HSLhsl(312.4, 34.4%, 50.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(312.4, 50.6%, 67.5%)

CMYK0%, 50.6%, 10.5%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,294,106

CSS custom property--colour: #AC559A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17601WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness125.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.65:1

Contrast with white4.65:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.52:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C

Inverted#53AA65

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#566C9Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#6E7998no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.7 from the original

Tritanopia#B35970no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 21.5 Pale violetred · ΔE 24.9 Plum · ΔE 27.3 Medium violet red · ΔE 27.4 Hot pink · ΔE 27.8 Purple · ΔE 28.1

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 21.51, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#55AC67

Analogous#9355AC, #AC556E

Triadic#9AAC55, #559AAC

Split complementary#6FAC55, #55AC92

Tetradic#AC9255, #55AC67, #556FAC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EFDEEB

Lighter +30%#DEBCD7

Lighter +20%#CD9AC3

Lighter +10%#BD77AE

Darker −10%#8A447C

Darker −20%#68335D

Darker −30%#46223E

Darker −40%#241120

More saturated +25%#CC35AD

Less saturated −25%#8C7587

Channel breakdown

R172

G85

B154

Red172 (67.5%)

Green85 (33.3%)

Blue154 (60.4%)

Hue312.41°

Saturation (HSL)34.39%

Lightness50.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AC · G 55 · B 9A

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Colour values

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