Recognised as Colour

#AC8EE1

#AC8EE1
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#AC8EE1 is a violet with RGB values 172, 142, 225 and HSL 262°, 58%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#AC8EE1

RGBrgb(172, 142, 225)

RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.5569, 0.8824

RGB percentages67.5%, 55.7%, 88.2%

HSLhsl(261.7, 58%, 72%)

HSV / HSBhsv(261.7, 36.9%, 88.2%)

CMYK23.6%, 36.9%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,308,769

CSS custom property--colour: #AC8EE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33553WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness162.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.71:1

Contrast with white2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A

Inverted#53711E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7A9CE4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#7F9CDFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original

Tritanopia#A29CADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 17.7 Plum · ΔE 18.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22 Orchid · ΔE 27.5 Slate blue · ΔE 28.7 Violet · ΔE 28.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 17.66, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C3E18E

Analogous#8E99E1, #D68EE1

Triadic#E1AC8E, #8EE1AC

Split complementary#E1D68E, #99E18E

Tetradic#E18E99, #C3E18E, #8EE1D6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E7DFF6

Lighter +10%#CAB6EC

Darker −10%#8E66D6

Darker −20%#713DCC

Darker −30%#5A2DA9

Darker −40%#442281

More saturated +25%#A77CF3

Less saturated −25%#B1A0CF

Channel breakdown

R172

G142

B225

Red172 (67.5%)

Green142 (55.7%)

Blue225 (88.2%)

Hue261.69°

Saturation (HSL)58.04%

Lightness71.96%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AC · G 8E · B E1

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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