Recognised as Colour

#AC8BB7

#AC8BB7
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#AC8BB7 is a violet with RGB values 172, 139, 183 and HSL 285°, 23%, 63%. 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

#AC8BB7#AC8BB7

HEX#AC8BB7

RGBrgb(172, 139, 183)

RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.5451, 0.7176

RGB percentages67.5%, 54.5%, 71.8%

HSLhsl(285, 23.4%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(285, 24%, 71.8%)

CMYK6%, 24%, 0%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,307,959

CSS custom property--colour: #AC8BB7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30655WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness154.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.13:1

Contrast with white2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#959595

Inverted#537448

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8694B9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#8D97B6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original

Tritanopia#AC909Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.8 Thistle · ΔE 21.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 24.7 Rosy brown · ΔE 25.2 Slate grey · ΔE 25.7 Light steelblue · ΔE 27.4

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.8, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#96B78B

Analogous#968BB7, #B78BAC

Triadic#B7AC8B, #8BB7AC

Split complementary#ACB78B, #8BB796

Tetradic#B7968B, #96B78B, #8BACB7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F0E9F2

Lighter +20%#D9CADE

Lighter +10%#C3AACB

Darker −10%#956CA3

Darker −20%#7B5488

Darker −30%#5E4168

Darker −40%#422D49

More saturated +25%#B873CF

Less saturated −25%#A1A1A1

Channel breakdown

R172

G139

B183

Red172 (67.5%)

Green139 (54.5%)

Blue183 (71.8%)

Hue285°

Saturation (HSL)23.4%

Lightness63.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AC · G 8B · B B7

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Ac8BB7 (chemical formula)

Formula
1,902.48 g/mol
16 atoms

Ac8BB7 has a molar mass of 1,902.48 g/mol, made up of 16 atoms across 2 elements: 8 × Ac, 8 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,902.48 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule16

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule3.1591424 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram3.1654161 × 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

Ac95.5%

B4.5%

Actinium (Ac × 8)1,816 g/mol, 95.454%

Boron (B × 8)86.48 g/mol, 4.546%

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