Colour

#AC97BA

#AC97BA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Thistle

#AC97BA is a violet with RGB values 172, 151, 186 and HSL 276°, 20%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#AC97BA#AC97BA

HEX#AC97BA

RGBrgb(172, 151, 186)

RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.5922, 0.7294

RGB percentages67.5%, 59.2%, 72.9%

HSLhsl(276, 20.2%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(276, 18.8%, 72.9%)

CMYK7.5%, 18.8%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,311,034

CSS custom property--colour: #AC97BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34449WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness161.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.89:1

Contrast with white2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E

Inverted#536845

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#929DBCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#969FB9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original

Tritanopia#AB9BA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 16 Light slate grey · ΔE 19.6 Light steelblue · ΔE 20.4 Plum · ΔE 21 Slate grey · ΔE 21.2 Dark grey · ΔE 21.3

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 15.99, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A5BA97

Analogous#9B97BA, #BA97B7

Triadic#BAAC97, #97BAAC

Split complementary#B6BA97, #97BA9B

Tetradic#BA9B97, #A5BA97, #97B6BA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F5F3F7

Lighter +20%#DDD4E3

Lighter +10%#C4B6CE

Darker −10%#9478A6

Darker −20%#7A5E8D

Darker −30%#60496F

Darker −40%#453550

More saturated +25%#B081D0

Less saturated −25%#A9A9A9

Channel breakdown

R172

G151

B186

Red172 (67.5%)

Green151 (59.2%)

Blue186 (72.9%)

Hue276°

Saturation (HSL)20.23%

Lightness66.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AC · G 97 · B BA

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Ac97Ba (chemical formula)

Formula
22,156.33 g/mol
98 atoms

Ac97Ba has a molar mass of 22,156.33 g/mol, made up of 98 atoms across 2 elements: 97 × Ac, 1 × Ba.

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Molar mass

Molar mass22,156.33 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule98

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule3.6791452 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram2.7180227 × 10^19

Composition by mass

Ac99.4%

Ba0.6%

Actinium (Ac × 97)22,019 g/mol, 99.38%

Barium (Ba)137.33 g/mol, 0.62%

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