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Colour

#AC86AE

  • #AC86AE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#AC86AE is a magenta with RGB values 172, 134, 174 and HSL 297°, 20%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#AC86AE#AC86AE
HEX#AC86AE
RGBrgb(172, 134, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.5255, 0.6824
RGB percentages67.5%, 52.5%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(297, 19.8%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(297, 23%, 68.2%)
CMYK1.1%, 23%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,306,670
CSS custom property--colour: #AC86AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28877WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.78:1
Contrast with white3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#537951

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#838FB0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#8C94ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Tritanopia#AE8994no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18Thistle · ΔE 22Rosy brown · ΔE 22.8Light slate grey · ΔE 24.7Slate grey · ΔE 25.5Gray · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#88AE86
Analogous#9886AE, #AE869C
Triadic#AEAC86, #86AEAC
Split complementary#9CAE86, #86AE98
Tetradic#AE9886, #88AE86, #869CAE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBE2EB
Lighter +20%#D6C3D7
Lighter +10%#C1A5C2
Darker −10%#97679A
Darker −20%#79537B
Darker −30%#5B3E5D
Darker −40%#3D2A3E
More saturated +25%#C36DC7
Less saturated −25%#9A9A9A

Channel breakdown

R172
G134
B174
Red172 (67.5%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue297°
Saturation (HSL)19.8%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AC · G 86 · B AE

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