Colour

#AC71DA

#AC71DA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#AC71DA is a violet with RGB values 172, 113, 218 and HSL 274°, 59%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#AC71DA#AC71DA

HEX#AC71DA

RGBrgb(172, 113, 218)

RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.4431, 0.8549

RGB percentages67.5%, 44.3%, 85.5%

HSLhsl(273.7, 58.7%, 64.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(273.7, 48.2%, 85.5%)

CMYK21.1%, 48.2%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,301,338

CSS custom property--colour: #AC71DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25643WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.13:1

Contrast with white3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.13:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#858585

Inverted#538E25

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5688DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#668BD7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.1 from the original

Tritanopia#A6829Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 8.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 17.1 Orchid · ΔE 17.3 Slate blue · ΔE 18.9 Violet · ΔE 20 Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 8.2, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9FDA71

Analogous#7871DA, #DA71D3

Triadic#DAAC71, #71DAAC

Split complementary#D3DA71, #71DA77

Tetradic#DA7771, #9FDA71, #71D3DA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F3EAFA

Lighter +20%#DBC2EF

Lighter +10%#C499E5

Darker −10%#9449CF

Darker −20%#7B2FB6

Darker −30%#5F258D

Darker −40%#441A65

More saturated +25%#AF5BF0

Less saturated −25%#A987C4

Channel breakdown

R172

G113

B218

Red172 (67.5%)

Green113 (44.3%)

Blue218 (85.5%)

Hue273.71°

Saturation (HSL)58.66%

Lightness64.9%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AC · G 71 · B DA

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