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Colour

#AC8CBB

  • #AC8CBB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#AC8CBB is a violet with RGB values 172, 140, 187 and HSL 281°, 26%, 64%. 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

#AC8CBB#AC8CBB
HEX#AC8CBB
RGBrgb(172, 140, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.549, 0.7333
RGB percentages67.5%, 54.9%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(280.9, 25.7%, 64.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.9, 25.1%, 73.3%)
CMYK8%, 25.1%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,308,219
CSS custom property--colour: #AC8CBB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31115WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.22:1
Contrast with white2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#537344

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8695BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8C98B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Tritanopia#AB919Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.1Thistle · ΔE 21.9Light slate grey · ΔE 25.6Slate grey · ΔE 26.6Rosy brown · ΔE 26.8Light steelblue · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9BBB8C
Analogous#948CBB, #BB8CB2
Triadic#BBAC8C, #8CBBAC
Split complementary#B3BB8C, #8CBB94
Tetradic#BB948C, #9BBB8C, #8CB3BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1ECF4
Lighter +20%#DACCE1
Lighter +10%#C3ACCE
Darker −10%#956CA8
Darker −20%#7B548D
Darker −30%#5F416D
Darker −40%#432E4D
More saturated +25%#B475D2
Less saturated −25%#A4A3A4

Channel breakdown

R172
G140
B187
Red172 (67.5%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue280.85°
Saturation (HSL)25.68%
Lightness64.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AC · G 8C · B BB

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