Recognised as Colour

#AC75D2

#AC75D2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#AC75D2 is a violet with RGB values 172, 117, 210 and HSL 275°, 51%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#AC75D2

RGBrgb(172, 117, 210)

RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.4588, 0.8235

RGB percentages67.5%, 45.9%, 82.4%

HSLhsl(275.5, 50.8%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(275.5, 44.3%, 82.4%)

CMYK18.1%, 44.3%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,302,354

CSS custom property--colour: #AC75D2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26146WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness148 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.23:1

Contrast with white3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.23:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#878787

Inverted#538A2D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6089D5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31 from the original

Deuteranopia#6F8DCFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.6 from the original

Tritanopia#A88399no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11 Orchid · ΔE 18.1 Violet · ΔE 21.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 22.2 Slate blue · ΔE 22.3 Plum · ΔE 24.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.95, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9BD275

Analogous#7E75D2, #D275C9

Triadic#D2AC75, #75D2AC

Split complementary#C9D275, #75D27E

Tetradic#D27E75, #9BD275, #75C9D2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F1E8F8

Lighter +20%#DAC2EB

Lighter +10%#C39BDF

Darker −10%#954FC5

Darker −20%#7B37AA

Darker −30%#5F2B83

Darker −40%#431E5D

More saturated +25%#B05EE9

Less saturated −25%#A88CBB

Channel breakdown

R172

G117

B210

Red172 (67.5%)

Green117 (45.9%)

Blue210 (82.4%)

Hue275.48°

Saturation (HSL)50.82%

Lightness64.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AC · G 75 · B D2

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

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