Recognised as Colour

#AC55D9

#AC55D9
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#AC55D9 is a violet with RGB values 172, 85, 217 and HSL 280°, 63%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#AC55D9

RGBrgb(172, 85, 217)

RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.3333, 0.851

RGB percentages67.5%, 33.3%, 85.1%

HSLhsl(279.5, 63.5%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(279.5, 60.8%, 85.1%)

CMYK20.7%, 60.8%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,294,169

CSS custom property--colour: #AC55D9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20277WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.06:1

Contrast with white4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.06:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#717171

Inverted#53AA26

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2278DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#4C7ED6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46 from the original

Tritanopia#A76E8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 6.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 13.8 Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.9 Medium purple · ΔE 20.6 Orchid · ΔE 21.8 Slate blue · ΔE 22.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 6.46, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#82D955

Analogous#6A55D9, #D955C4

Triadic#D9AC55, #55D9AC

Split complementary#C4D955, #55D96A

Tetradic#D96A55, #82D955, #55C4D9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDFCFE

Lighter +30%#E9D2F5

Lighter +20%#D5A8EC

Lighter +10%#C07FE2

Darker −10%#972ECD

Darker −20%#7825A3

Darker −30%#5A1B7A

Darker −40%#3B1250

More saturated +25%#B43BF3

Less saturated −25%#A46FBF

Channel breakdown

R172

G85

B217

Red172 (67.5%)

Green85 (33.3%)

Blue217 (85.1%)

Hue279.55°

Saturation (HSL)63.46%

Lightness59.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AC · G 55 · B D9

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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