Colour

#AC68BC

#AC68BC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#AC68BC is a violet with RGB values 172, 104, 188 and HSL 289°, 39%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#AC68BC

RGBrgb(172, 104, 188)

RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.4078, 0.7373

RGB percentages67.5%, 40.8%, 73.7%

HSLhsl(288.6, 38.5%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(288.6, 44.7%, 73.7%)

CMYK8.5%, 44.7%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,299,004

CSS custom property--colour: #AC68BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22302WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.46:1

Contrast with white3.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.46:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D

Inverted#539743

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5B7DBFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#6E84BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.1 from the original

Tritanopia#AD7389no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.85:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 16.6 Medium purple · ΔE 17.4 Violet · ΔE 21.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 22.9 Plum · ΔE 23.7 Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.6

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 16.55, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#78BC68

Analogous#8268BC, #BC68A2

Triadic#BCAC68, #68BCAC

Split complementary#A2BC68, #68BC82

Tetradic#BC8268, #78BC68, #68A2BC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAF5FB

Lighter +30%#E6D2EB

Lighter +20%#D3AFDB

Lighter +10%#BF8BCC

Darker −10%#954AA7

Darker −20%#763A84

Darker −30%#562B60

Darker −40%#361B3D

More saturated +25%#BD4DD7

Less saturated −25%#9B83A1

Channel breakdown

R172

G104

B188

Red172 (67.5%)

Green104 (40.8%)

Blue188 (73.7%)

Hue288.57°

Saturation (HSL)38.53%

Lightness57.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AC · G 68 · B BC

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Colour values

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