Colour

#AC59BA

#AC59BA
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#AC59BA is a magenta with RGB values 172, 89, 186 and HSL 291°, 41%, 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 Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#AC59BA

RGBrgb(172, 89, 186)

RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.349, 0.7294

RGB percentages67.5%, 34.9%, 72.9%

HSLhsl(291.3, 41.3%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(291.3, 52.2%, 72.9%)

CMYK7.5%, 52.2%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,295,162

CSS custom property--colour: #AC59BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19461WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness132.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.89:1

Contrast with white4.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.89:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#727272

Inverted#53A645

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4974BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#637DB7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.3 from the original

Tritanopia#AE6681no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 13.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 15 Medium purple · ΔE 18 Violet · ΔE 20 Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.7 Dark magenta · ΔE 23.3

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 13.63, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#67BA59

Analogous#7B59BA, #BA5998

Triadic#BAAC59, #59BAAC

Split complementary#98BA59, #59BA7C

Tetradic#BA7C59, #67BA59, #5998BA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4E9F6

Lighter +30%#E2C5E7

Lighter +20%#D0A1D8

Lighter +10%#BE7DC9

Darker −10%#91429E

Darker −20%#70337A

Darker −30%#4F2456

Darker −40%#2E1532

More saturated +25%#C13CD7

Less saturated −25%#97769D

Channel breakdown

R172

G89

B186

Red172 (67.5%)

Green89 (34.9%)

Blue186 (72.9%)

Hue291.34°

Saturation (HSL)41.28%

Lightness53.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AC · G 59 · B BA

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