Recognised as Colour

#AC8AC2

#AC8AC2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#AC8AC2 is a violet with RGB values 172, 138, 194 and HSL 276°, 31%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#AC8AC2#AC8AC2

HEX#AC8AC2

RGBrgb(172, 138, 194)

RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.5412, 0.7608

RGB percentages67.5%, 54.1%, 76.1%

HSLhsl(276.4, 31.5%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(276.4, 28.9%, 76.1%)

CMYK11.3%, 28.9%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,307,714

CSS custom property--colour: #AC8AC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30843WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness155.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.17:1

Contrast with white2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#959595

Inverted#53753D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8195C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#8898C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original

Tritanopia#AA919Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.5 Thistle · ΔE 25.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 29.5 Medium purple · ΔE 30 Steel blue · ΔE 30.3

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A0C28A

Analogous#908AC2, #C28ABC

Triadic#C2AC8A, #8AC2AC

Split complementary#BCC28A, #8AC290

Tetradic#C2908A, #A0C28A, #8ABCC2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F3EFF6

Lighter +20%#DCCDE5

Lighter +10%#C4ACD3

Darker −10%#9468B1

Darker −20%#7B4F97

Darker −30%#603D76

Darker −40%#442C54

More saturated +25%#B174D8

Less saturated −25%#A7A0AC

Channel breakdown

R172

G138

B194

Red172 (67.5%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue194 (76.1%)

Hue276.43°

Saturation (HSL)31.46%

Lightness65.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AC · G 8A · B C2

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Harmonies

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Also reads as

Ac8Ac2 (chemical formula)

Formula
2,270 g/mol
10 atoms

Ac8Ac2 has a molar mass of 2,270 g/mol, made up of 10 atoms across 1 element: 10 × Ac.

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Molar mass

Molar mass2,270 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule10

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule3.7694237 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram2.6529254 × 10^20

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

Ac100%

Actinium (Ac × 10)2,270 g/mol, 100%

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