Recognised as Colour

#AC68D0

#AC68D0
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#AC68D0 is a violet with RGB values 172, 104, 208 and HSL 279°, 53%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#AC68D0

RGBrgb(172, 104, 208)

RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.4078, 0.8157

RGB percentages67.5%, 40.8%, 81.6%

HSLhsl(279.2, 52.5%, 61.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(279.2, 50%, 81.6%)

CMYK17.3%, 50%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,299,024

CSS custom property--colour: #AC68D0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23225WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.65:1

Contrast with white3.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.65:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E

Inverted#53972F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5081D4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#6486CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.4 from the original

Tritanopia#A97992no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.72:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11 Medium orchid · ΔE 14.5 Orchid · ΔE 15.3 Violet · ΔE 19.2 Slate blue · ΔE 20 Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8CD068

Analogous#7868D0, #D068C0

Triadic#D0AC68, #68D0AC

Split complementary#C0D068, #68D078

Tetradic#D07868, #8CD068, #68C0D0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#ECDDF4

Lighter +20%#D7B6E8

Lighter +10%#C18FDC

Darker −10%#9741C4

Darker −20%#7A32A0

Darker −30%#5C2679

Darker −40%#3F1A52

More saturated +25%#B44FE9

Less saturated −25%#A481B7

Channel breakdown

R172

G104

B208

Red172 (67.5%)

Green104 (40.8%)

Blue208 (81.6%)

Hue279.23°

Saturation (HSL)52.53%

Lightness61.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AC · G 68 · B D0

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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