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Colour

#AC59AE

  • #AC59AE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#AC59AE is a magenta with RGB values 172, 89, 174 and HSL 299°, 34%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#AC59AE#AC59AE
HEX#AC59AE
RGBrgb(172, 89, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.349, 0.6824
RGB percentages67.5%, 34.9%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(298.6, 34.4%, 51.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(298.6, 48.9%, 68.2%)
CMYK1.1%, 48.9%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,295,150
CSS custom property--colour: #AC59AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18971WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.79:1
Contrast with white4.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#53A651

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5172B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40 from the original
Deuteranopia#697CABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.3 from the original
Tritanopia#B0627Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.38:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 15.5Medium orchid · ΔE 21.1Medium purple · ΔE 21.8Violet · ΔE 22.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.3Purple · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 15.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5BAE59
Analogous#8259AE, #AE5985
Triadic#AEAC59, #59AEAC
Split complementary#85AE59, #59AE82
Tetradic#AE8259, #5BAE59, #5985AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1E2F1
Lighter +30%#DFC0E0
Lighter +20%#CE9ECF
Lighter +10%#BD7BBF
Darker −10%#8D468E
Darker −20%#6B356C
Darker −30%#49244A
Darker −40%#271328
More saturated +25%#C93ACD
Less saturated −25%#8F788F

Channel breakdown

R172
G89
B174
Red172 (67.5%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue298.59°
Saturation (HSL)34.41%
Lightness51.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AC · G 59 · B AE

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