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Colour

#AC8BFF

  • #AC8BFF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#AC8BFF is a violet with RGB values 172, 139, 255 and HSL 257°, 100%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#AC8BFF#AC8BFF
HEX#AC8BFF
RGBrgb(172, 139, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.5451, 1
RGB percentages67.5%, 54.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(257.1, 100%, 77.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.1, 45.5%, 100%)
CMYK32.5%, 45.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,308,031
CSS custom property--colour: #AC8BFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34456WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.89:1
Contrast with white2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#537400

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#65A0FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B9DFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Tritanopia#99A1B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.2Slate blue · ΔE 20.5Royal blue · ΔE 23.7Medium orchid · ΔE 25.6Violet · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEFF8B
Analogous#8BA4FF, #E68BFF
Triadic#FFAC8B, #8BFFAC
Split complementary#FFE68B, #A4FF8B
Tetradic#FF8BA4, #DEFF8B, #8BFFE6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F5F1FF
Lighter +10%#D0BEFF
Darker −10%#8858FF
Darker −20%#6325FF
Darker −30%#4500F1
Darker −40%#3600BE
More saturated +25%#AC8BFF
Less saturated −25%#B29AF1

Channel breakdown

R172
G139
B255
Red172 (67.5%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue257.07°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness77.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AC · G 8B · B FF

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