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Recognised as Colour

#AC72E8

  • #AC72E8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#AC72E8 is a violet with RGB values 172, 114, 232 and HSL 269°, 72%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#AC72E8#AC72E8
HEX#AC72E8
RGBrgb(172, 114, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.4471, 0.9098
RGB percentages67.5%, 44.7%, 91%
HSLhsl(269.5, 72%, 67.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.5, 50.9%, 91%)
CMYK25.9%, 50.9%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,301,608
CSS custom property--colour: #AC72E8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26631WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.33:1
Contrast with white3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.33:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#538D17

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4D8BECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E8DE5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.1 from the original
Tritanopia#A287A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 9.4Medium orchid · ΔE 15.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 16Slate blue · ΔE 17.4Orchid · ΔE 20.1Violet · ΔE 21.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 9.38, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AEE872
Analogous#7273E8, #E772E8
Triadic#E8AC72, #72E8AC
Split complementary#E8E772, #73E872
Tetradic#E87273, #AEE872, #72E8E7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9F6FD
Lighter +20%#E0CAF6
Lighter +10%#C69EEF
Darker −10%#9246E1
Darker −20%#7922D2
Darker −30%#5F1BA6
Darker −40%#46147A
More saturated +25%#AC5EFD
Less saturated −25%#AC87D3

Channel breakdown

R172
G114
B232
Red172 (67.5%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue269.49°
Saturation (HSL)71.95%
Lightness67.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AC · G 72 · B E8

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