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Recognised as Colour

#AC74E0

  • #AC74E0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#AC74E0 is a violet with RGB values 172, 116, 224 and HSL 271°, 64%, 67%. 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

#AC74E0#AC74E0
HEX#AC74E0
RGBrgb(172, 116, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.4549, 0.8784
RGB percentages67.5%, 45.5%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(271.1, 63.5%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.1, 48.2%, 87.8%)
CMYK23.2%, 48.2%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,302,112
CSS custom property--colour: #AC74E0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26643WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.9 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#888888
Inverted#538B1F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#568BE4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#668DDDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.1 from the original
Tritanopia#A486A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.8 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 7.4Medium orchid · ΔE 17.4Slate blue · ΔE 18.3Orchid · ΔE 18.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.6Violet · ΔE 20.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 7.4, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A8E074
Analogous#7674E0, #E074DE
Triadic#E0AC74, #74E0AC
Split complementary#DEE074, #74E076
Tetradic#E07674, #A8E074, #74DEE0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7F1FC
Lighter +20%#DEC7F3
Lighter +10%#C59EE9
Darker −10%#934AD7
Darker −20%#7A2BC3
Darker −30%#602299
Darker −40%#46196F
More saturated +25%#AD5FF5
Less saturated −25%#AB89CB

Channel breakdown

R172
G116
B224
Red172 (67.5%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue271.11°
Saturation (HSL)63.53%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AC · G 74 · B E0

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