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Recognised as Colour

#AC59E2

  • #AC59E2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#AC59E2 is a violet with RGB values 172, 89, 226 and HSL 276°, 70%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#AC59E2#AC59E2
HEX#AC59E2
RGBrgb(172, 89, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.349, 0.8863
RGB percentages67.5%, 34.9%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(276.4, 70.3%, 61.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.4, 60.6%, 88.6%)
CMYK23.9%, 60.6%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,295,202
CSS custom property--colour: #AC59E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21406WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.28:1
Contrast with white3.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#53A61D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1D7CE6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#4881DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A57395no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.98:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 9.3Dark orchid · ΔE 13.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.3Medium purple · ΔE 21.1Slate blue · ΔE 22.4Orchid · ΔE 24
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 9.26, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8FE259
Analogous#6859E2, #E259D3
Triadic#E2AC59, #59E2AC
Split complementary#D3E259, #59E268
Tetradic#E26859, #8FE259, #59D3E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDDBF9
Lighter +20%#D7B0F1
Lighter +10%#C284EA
Darker −10%#962EDA
Darker −20%#7A20B5
Darker −30%#5D188A
Darker −40%#40115E
More saturated +25%#B141FA
Less saturated −25%#A771CA

Channel breakdown

R172
G89
B226
Red172 (67.5%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue276.35°
Saturation (HSL)70.26%
Lightness61.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AC · G 59 · B E2

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