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Recognised as Colour

#AC789D

  • #AC789D
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#AC789D is a magenta with RGB values 172, 120, 157 and HSL 317°, 24%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#AC789D#AC789D
HEX#AC789D
RGBrgb(172, 120, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.4706, 0.6157
RGB percentages67.5%, 47.1%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(317.3, 23.9%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(317.3, 30.2%, 67.5%)
CMYK0%, 30.2%, 8.7%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,303,069
CSS custom property--colour: #AC789D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24638WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.93:1
Contrast with white3.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#538762

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#79839Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#858B9Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.2 from the original
Tritanopia#B27985no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.54:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 20.5Rosy brown · ΔE 21.7Pale violetred · ΔE 23.1Thistle · ΔE 26.9Light slate grey · ΔE 28.5Slate grey · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 20.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#78AC87
Analogous#A178AC, #AC7883
Triadic#9DAC78, #789DAC
Split complementary#83AC78, #78ACA1
Tetradic#ACA178, #78AC87, #7883AC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAF6F9
Lighter +30%#E6D7E2
Lighter +20%#D3B7CB
Lighter +10%#BF98B4
Darker −10%#955C85
Darker −20%#764869
Darker −30%#56354D
Darker −40%#362230
More saturated +25%#C75DA9
Less saturated −25%#929292

Channel breakdown

R172
G120
B157
Red172 (67.5%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue317.31°
Saturation (HSL)23.85%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AC · G 78 · B 9D

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