Recognised as Colour
#AC65AD
- #AC65AD
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#AC65AD is a magenta with RGB values 172, 101, 173 and HSL 299°, 31%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#AC65AD#AC65AD
HEX#AC65AD
RGBrgb(172, 101, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.3961, 0.6784
RGB percentages67.5%, 39.6%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(299.2, 30.5%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(299.2, 41.6%, 67.8%)
CMYK0.6%, 41.6%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,298,221
CSS custom property--colour: #AC65AD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21095WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.22:1
Contrast with white4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#539A52
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#66AD65
Analogous#8865AD, #AD658A
Triadic#ADAC65, #65ADAC
Split complementary#8AAD65, #65AD88
Tetradic#AD8865, #66AD65, #658AAD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R172
G101
B173
Red172 (67.5%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue299.17°
Saturation (HSL)30.51%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AC · G 65 · B AD
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