Recognised as Colour

#AC8CDC

#AC8CDC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#AC8CDC is a violet with RGB values 172, 140, 220 and HSL 264°, 53%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#AC8CDC#AC8CDC

HEX#AC8CDC

RGBrgb(172, 140, 220)

RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.549, 0.8627

RGB percentages67.5%, 54.9%, 86.3%

HSLhsl(264, 53.3%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(264, 36.4%, 86.3%)

CMYK21.8%, 36.4%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,308,252

CSS custom property--colour: #AC8CDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32694WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness160.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.54:1

Contrast with white2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#999999

Inverted#537323

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#799ADFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#809BDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original

Tritanopia#A499AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.8 Medium purple · ΔE 18.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.8 Orchid · ΔE 27.3 Violet · ΔE 28.9 Slate blue · ΔE 29.4

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.82, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BCDC8C

Analogous#8C94DC, #D48CDC

Triadic#DCAC8C, #8CDCAC

Split complementary#DCD48C, #94DC8C

Tetradic#DC8C94, #BCDC8C, #8CDCD4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E4DAF4

Lighter +10%#C8B3E8

Darker −10%#9065D0

Darker −20%#743EC4

Darker −30%#5C309F

Darker −40%#462478

More saturated +25%#A879EF

Less saturated −25%#B09FC9

Channel breakdown

R172

G140

B220

Red172 (67.5%)

Green140 (54.9%)

Blue220 (86.3%)

Hue264°

Saturation (HSL)53.33%

Lightness70.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AC · G 8C · B DC

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Also reads as

Ac8CdC (chemical formula)

Formula
1,940.421 g/mol
10 atoms

Ac8CdC has a molar mass of 1,940.421 g/mol, made up of 10 atoms across 3 elements: 8 × Ac, 1 × Cd, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,940.421 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule10

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule3.2221449 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram3.1035228 × 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

Ac93.6%

Cd5.8%

C0.6%

Actinium (Ac × 8)1,816 g/mol, 93.588%

Cadmium (Cd)112.41 g/mol, 5.793%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 0.619%

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