Colour

#AC7CC7

#AC7CC7
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#AC7CC7 is a violet with RGB values 172, 124, 199 and HSL 278°, 40%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#AC7CC7

RGBrgb(172, 124, 199)

RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.4863, 0.7804

RGB percentages67.5%, 48.6%, 78%

HSLhsl(278.4, 40.1%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(278.4, 37.7%, 78%)

CMYK13.6%, 37.7%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,304,135

CSS custom property--colour: #AC7CC7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27309WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.46:1

Contrast with white3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.46:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C

Inverted#538338

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6F8CCAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#7A90C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original

Tritanopia#AA8698no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.2 Medium purple · ΔE 19.2 Orchid · ΔE 23.3 Violet · ΔE 26.6 Cornflower blue · ΔE 29 Slate blue · ΔE 29.6

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#97C77C

Analogous#877CC7, #C77CBC

Triadic#C7AC7C, #7CC7AC

Split complementary#BCC77C, #7CC787

Tetradic#C7877C, #97C77C, #7CBCC7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F0E7F5

Lighter +20%#D9C3E6

Lighter +10%#C3A0D6

Darker −10%#9558B8

Darker −20%#7B429B

Darker −30%#5F3377

Darker −40%#422453

More saturated +25%#B365DE

Less saturated −25%#A593B0

Channel breakdown

R172

G124

B199

Red172 (67.5%)

Green124 (48.6%)

Blue199 (78%)

Hue278.4°

Saturation (HSL)40.11%

Lightness63.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AC · G 7C · B C7

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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