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Recognised as Colour

#AC93E2

  • #AC93E2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#AC93E2 is a violet with RGB values 172, 147, 226 and HSL 259°, 58%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#AC93E2#AC93E2
HEX#AC93E2
RGBrgb(172, 147, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.5765, 0.8863
RGB percentages67.5%, 57.6%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(259, 57.7%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259, 35%, 88.6%)
CMYK23.9%, 35%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,310,050
CSS custom property--colour: #AC93E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35129WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.03:1
Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#536C1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#80A0E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#849FE0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Tritanopia#A2A0B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18Medium purple · ΔE 20.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.9Orchid · ΔE 30Violet · ΔE 31.1Slate blue · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9E293
Analogous#93A1E2, #D493E2
Triadic#E2AC93, #93E2AC
Split complementary#E2D393, #A1E293
Tetradic#E293A1, #C9E293, #93E2D3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EAE3F8
Lighter +10%#CBBBED
Darker −10%#8D6BD7
Darker −20%#6E43CC
Darker −30%#572FAD
Darker −40%#432485
More saturated +25%#A682F3
Less saturated −25%#B2A4D1

Channel breakdown

R172
G147
B226
Red172 (67.5%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue258.99°
Saturation (HSL)57.66%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AC · G 93 · B E2

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