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Recognised as Colour

#AC89BD

  • #AC89BD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#AC89BD is a violet with RGB values 172, 137, 189 and HSL 280°, 28%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#AC89BD#AC89BD
HEX#AC89BD
RGBrgb(172, 137, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.5373, 0.7412
RGB percentages67.5%, 53.7%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(280.4, 28.3%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.4, 27.5%, 74.1%)
CMYK9%, 27.5%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,307,453
CSS custom property--colour: #AC89BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30336WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.07:1
Contrast with white2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#537642

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8294BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8997BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Tritanopia#AB8F9Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.9Thistle · ΔE 24.2Light slate grey · ΔE 28.1Slate grey · ΔE 29Rosy brown · ΔE 29.3Light steelblue · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9ABD89
Analogous#9289BD, #BD89B4
Triadic#BDAC89, #89BDAC
Split complementary#B4BD89, #89BD92
Tetradic#BD9289, #9ABD89, #89B4BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1EBF4
Lighter +20%#DACAE2
Lighter +10%#C3AACF
Darker −10%#9568AB
Darker −20%#7B5090
Darker −30%#5F3E6F
Darker −40%#432C4E
More saturated +25%#B472D4
Less saturated −25%#A4A0A6

Channel breakdown

R172
G137
B189
Red172 (67.5%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue280.38°
Saturation (HSL)28.26%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AC · G 89 · B BD

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