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Recognised as Colour

#AC57FA

  • #AC57FA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#AC57FA is a violet with RGB values 172, 87, 250 and HSL 271°, 94%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#AC57FA#AC57FA
HEX#AC57FA
RGBrgb(172, 87, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.3412, 0.9804
RGB percentages67.5%, 34.1%, 98%
HSLhsl(271.3, 94.2%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.3, 65.2%, 98%)
CMYK31.2%, 65.2%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,294,714
CSS custom property--colour: #AC57FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22489WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.5:1
Contrast with white3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#53A805

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0080FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#2282F6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.9 from the original
Tritanopia#9E7BA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 13.8Blue violet · ΔE 15.6Dark violet · ΔE 20Medium orchid · ΔE 21Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.4Slate blue · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 13.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A5FA57
Analogous#5B57FA, #FA57F6
Triadic#FAAC57, #57FAAC
Split complementary#F6FA57, #57FA5B
Tetradic#FA5B57, #A5FA57, #57F6FA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5ECFE
Lighter +20%#DDBAFD
Lighter +10%#C489FB
Darker −10%#9425F9
Darker −20%#7A07E4
Darker −30%#6005B3
Darker −40%#450481
More saturated +25%#AC52FF
Less saturated −25%#AB6DE4

Channel breakdown

R172
G87
B250
Red172 (67.5%)
Green87 (34.1%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue271.29°
Saturation (HSL)94.22%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AC · G 57 · B FA

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