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Recognised as Colour

#AC6DDE

  • #AC6DDE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#AC6DDE is a violet with RGB values 172, 109, 222 and HSL 273°, 63%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#AC6DDE#AC6DDE
HEX#AC6DDE
RGBrgb(172, 109, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.4275, 0.8706
RGB percentages67.5%, 42.7%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(273.5, 63.1%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273.5, 50.9%, 87.1%)
CMYK22.5%, 50.9%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,300,318
CSS custom property--colour: #AC6DDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24982WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6:1
Contrast with white3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#539221

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4D86E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#608ADBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.6 from the original
Tritanopia#A5819Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 9.3Medium orchid · ΔE 13.8Orchid · ΔE 17.8Slate blue · ΔE 17.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.4Violet · ΔE 20.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 9.34, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9FDE6D
Analogous#736DDE, #DE6DD8
Triadic#DEAC6D, #6DDEAC
Split complementary#D8DE6D, #6DDE73
Tetradic#DE746D, #9FDE6D, #6DD8DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3EAFA
Lighter +20%#DBC0F1
Lighter +10%#C497E7
Darker −10%#9443D5
Darker −20%#7B2ABB
Darker −30%#5F2191
Darker −40%#441768
More saturated +25%#AF57F4
Less saturated −25%#A983C8

Channel breakdown

R172
G109
B222
Red172 (67.5%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue273.45°
Saturation (HSL)63.13%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AC · G 6D · B DE

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