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Recognised as Colour

#AC6AE3

  • #AC6AE3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#AC6AE3 is a violet with RGB values 172, 106, 227 and HSL 273°, 68%, 65%. 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

#AC6AE3#AC6AE3
HEX#AC6AE3
RGBrgb(172, 106, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.4157, 0.8902
RGB percentages67.5%, 41.6%, 89%
HSLhsl(272.7, 68.4%, 65.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(272.7, 53.3%, 89%)
CMYK24.2%, 53.3%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,299,555
CSS custom property--colour: #AC6AE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24625WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.92:1
Contrast with white3.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#53951C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4486E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5989E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.5 from the original
Tritanopia#A4809Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.54:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 11.8Medium purple · ΔE 11.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.2Slate blue · ΔE 17.9Orchid · ΔE 19.5Violet · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 11.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A1E36A
Analogous#706AE3, #E36ADD
Triadic#E3AC6A, #6AE3AC
Split complementary#DDE36A, #6AE370
Tetradic#E3706A, #A1E36A, #6ADDE3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4EBFB
Lighter +20%#DCC0F3
Lighter +10%#C495EB
Darker −10%#943FDB
Darker −20%#7B25C2
Darker −30%#601C98
Darker −40%#45146D
More saturated +25%#AE54F9
Less saturated −25%#AA80CD

Channel breakdown

R172
G106
B227
Red172 (67.5%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue272.73°
Saturation (HSL)68.36%
Lightness65.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AC · G 6A · B E3

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