Colour

#AC68EC

#AC68EC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#AC68EC is a violet with RGB values 172, 104, 236 and HSL 271°, 78%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#AC68EC

RGBrgb(172, 104, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.4078, 0.9255

RGB percentages67.5%, 40.8%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(270.9, 77.6%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270.9, 55.9%, 92.5%)

CMYK27.1%, 55.9%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,299,052

CSS custom property--colour: #AC68EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24727WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness146.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.95:1

Contrast with white3.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.95:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#808080

Inverted#539713

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3686F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#5089E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.1 from the original

Tritanopia#A181A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.53:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 12.2 Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.5 Medium purple · ΔE 16.2 Slate blue · ΔE 19.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 19.4 Orchid · ΔE 23.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 12.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A8EC68

Analogous#6A68EC, #EC68EA

Triadic#ECAC68, #68ECAC

Split complementary#EAEC68, #68EC6A

Tetradic#EC6A68, #A8EC68, #68EAEC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F7F0FD

Lighter +20%#DEC3F7

Lighter +10%#C595F2

Darker −10%#933BE6

Darker −20%#7A1BD3

Darker −30%#6015A6

Darker −40%#460F79

More saturated +25%#AD55FF

Less saturated −25%#AB7DD7

Channel breakdown

R172

G104

B236

Red172 (67.5%)

Green104 (40.8%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue270.91°

Saturation (HSL)77.65%

Lightness66.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AC · G 68 · B EC

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Colour values

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