Recognised as Colour

#AC64D5

#AC64D5
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#AC64D5 is a violet with RGB values 172, 100, 213 and HSL 278°, 57%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#AC64D5

RGBrgb(172, 100, 213)

RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.3922, 0.8353

RGB percentages67.5%, 39.2%, 83.5%

HSLhsl(278.2, 57.4%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(278.2, 53.1%, 83.5%)

CMYK19.2%, 53.1%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,298,005

CSS custom property--colour: #AC64D5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22689WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.54:1

Contrast with white3.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.54:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B

Inverted#539B2A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#467FD9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#5D85D2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.9 from the original

Tritanopia#A87793no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.79:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 10.6 Medium purple · ΔE 12.1 Orchid · ΔE 16.3 Slate blue · ΔE 19 Violet · ΔE 19.7 Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 10.63, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8DD564

Analogous#7464D5, #D564C5

Triadic#D5AC64, #64D5AC

Split complementary#C6D564, #64D574

Tetradic#D57464, #8DD564, #64C5D5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#ECDCF6

Lighter +20%#D7B4EB

Lighter +10%#C18CE0

Darker −10%#973CCA

Darker −20%#7A2DA6

Darker −30%#5D227E

Darker −40%#3F1756

More saturated +25%#B34BEE

Less saturated −25%#A57DBC

Channel breakdown

R172

G100

B213

Red172 (67.5%)

Green100 (39.2%)

Blue213 (83.5%)

Hue278.23°

Saturation (HSL)57.36%

Lightness61.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AC · G 64 · B D5

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Colour values

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