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Recognised as Colour

#AC8DC1

  • #AC8DC1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#AC8DC1 is a violet with RGB values 172, 141, 193 and HSL 276°, 30%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#AC8DC1#AC8DC1
HEX#AC8DC1
RGBrgb(172, 141, 193)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.5529, 0.7569
RGB percentages67.5%, 55.3%, 75.7%
HSLhsl(275.8, 29.5%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.8, 26.9%, 75.7%)
CMYK10.9%, 26.9%, 0%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,308,481
CSS custom property--colour: #AC8DC1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31671WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.33:1
Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#53723E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8597C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#8B99BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original
Tritanopia#AA949Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15.1Thistle · ΔE 23.2Light slate grey · ΔE 27.3Slate grey · ΔE 28.4Light steelblue · ΔE 28.5Steel blue · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A2C18D
Analogous#928DC1, #C18DBC
Triadic#C1AC8D, #8DC1AC
Split complementary#BCC18D, #8DC192
Tetradic#C1928D, #A2C18D, #8DBCC1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4F0F7
Lighter +20%#DCCFE5
Lighter +10%#C4AED3
Darker −10%#946CAF
Darker −20%#7B5296
Darker −30%#604075
Darker −40%#452E54
More saturated +25%#B077D7
Less saturated −25%#A8A3AB

Channel breakdown

R172
G141
B193
Red172 (67.5%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue193 (75.7%)
Hue275.77°
Saturation (HSL)29.55%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AC · G 8D · B C1

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