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Recognised as Colour

#AC57BD

  • #AC57BD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#AC57BD is a magenta with RGB values 172, 87, 189 and HSL 290°, 44%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#AC57BD#AC57BD
HEX#AC57BD
RGBrgb(172, 87, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.3412, 0.7412
RGB percentages67.5%, 34.1%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(290, 43.6%, 54.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290, 54%, 74.1%)
CMYK9%, 54%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,294,653
CSS custom property--colour: #AC57BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19261WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.85:1
Contrast with white4.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#53A842

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4573C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#607DBAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.8 from the original
Tritanopia#AD6582no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.33:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 12.5Orchid · ΔE 13.7Medium purple · ΔE 17.8Violet · ΔE 19.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.1Dark magenta · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 12.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#68BD57
Analogous#7957BD, #BD579B
Triadic#BDAC57, #57BDAC
Split complementary#9BBD57, #57BD79
Tetradic#BD7957, #68BD57, #579BBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4E9F7
Lighter +30%#E2C5E8
Lighter +20%#D0A0DA
Lighter +10%#BE7CCB
Darker −10%#913FA2
Darker −20%#70317D
Darker −30%#4F2358
Darker −40%#2E1434
More saturated +25%#BF3ADA
Less saturated −25%#9974A0

Channel breakdown

R172
G87
B189
Red172 (67.5%)
Green87 (34.1%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue290°
Saturation (HSL)43.59%
Lightness54.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AC · G 57 · B BD

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