Recognised as Colour

#AC98BB

#AC98BB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Thistle

#AC98BB is a violet with RGB values 172, 152, 187 and HSL 274°, 20%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#AC98BB#AC98BB

HEX#AC98BB

RGBrgb(172, 152, 187)

RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.5961, 0.7333

RGB percentages67.5%, 59.6%, 73.3%

HSLhsl(274.3, 20.5%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(274.3, 18.7%, 73.3%)

CMYK8%, 18.7%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,311,291

CSS custom property--colour: #AC98BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34815WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness162.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.96:1

Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F

Inverted#536744

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#939EBDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#97A0BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original

Tritanopia#AB9CA4no 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 text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 15.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 19.4 Light steelblue · ΔE 20 Plum · ΔE 21.1 Dark grey · ΔE 21.1 Slate grey · ΔE 21.2

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 15.75, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A7BB98

Analogous#9B98BB, #BB98B8

Triadic#BBAC98, #98BBAC

Split complementary#B8BB98, #98BB9B

Tetradic#BB9B98, #A7BB98, #98B8BB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F6F4F8

Lighter +20%#DED5E4

Lighter +10%#C5B7CF

Darker −10%#9379A7

Darker −20%#7A5E8F

Darker −30%#604A70

Darker −40%#453651

More saturated +25%#AF83D0

Less saturated −25%#AAAAAA

Channel breakdown

R172

G152

B187

Red172 (67.5%)

Green152 (59.6%)

Blue187 (73.3%)

Hue274.29°

Saturation (HSL)20.47%

Lightness66.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AC · G 98 · B BB

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Ac98BB (chemical formula)

Formula
22,267.62 g/mol
100 atoms

Ac98BB has a molar mass of 22,267.62 g/mol, made up of 100 atoms across 2 elements: 98 × Ac, 2 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass22,267.62 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule100

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule3.6976253 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram2.7044384 × 10^19

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

Ac99.9%

B0.1%

Actinium (Ac × 98)22,246 g/mol, 99.903%

Boron (B × 2)21.62 g/mol, 0.097%

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