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Recognised as Colour

#AC8AAE

  • #AC8AAE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#AC8AAE is a magenta with RGB values 172, 138, 174 and HSL 297°, 18%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#AC8AAE#AC8AAE
HEX#AC8AAE
RGBrgb(172, 138, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.5412, 0.6824
RGB percentages67.5%, 54.1%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(296.7, 18.2%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(296.7, 20.7%, 68.2%)
CMYK1.1%, 20.7%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,307,694
CSS custom property--colour: #AC8AAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30004WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7:1
Contrast with white3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#537551

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8792B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#8F96ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original
Tritanopia#AE8D96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 19.4Thistle · ΔE 20Rosy brown · ΔE 20.9Light slate grey · ΔE 22.5Slate grey · ΔE 23.4Dark grey · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 19.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8CAE8A
Analogous#9A8AAE, #AE8A9E
Triadic#AEAC8A, #8AAEAC
Split complementary#9EAE8A, #8AAE9A
Tetradic#AE9A8A, #8CAE8A, #8A9EAE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECE4ED
Lighter +20%#D7C6D8
Lighter +10%#C1A8C3
Darker −10%#976C99
Darker −20%#7A567C
Darker −30%#5C415E
Darker −40%#3F2C40
More saturated +25%#C271C7
Less saturated −25%#9C9C9C

Channel breakdown

R172
G138
B174
Red172 (67.5%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue296.67°
Saturation (HSL)18.18%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AC · G 8A · B AE

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