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Recognised as Colour

#AC98FD

  • #AC98FD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#AC98FD is a blue with RGB values 172, 152, 253 and HSL 252°, 96%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#AC98FD#AC98FD
HEX#AC98FD
RGBrgb(172, 152, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.5961, 0.9922
RGB percentages67.5%, 59.6%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(251.9, 96.2%, 79.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.9, 39.9%, 99.2%)
CMYK32%, 39.9%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,311,357
CSS custom property--colour: #AC98FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38319WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.66:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#536702

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#79A8FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original
Deuteranopia#7BA4FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Tritanopia#99ABBEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 15.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 21Slate blue · ΔE 25.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.4Plum · ΔE 26.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 15.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9FD98
Analogous#98B6FD, #DF98FD
Triadic#FDAC98, #98FDAC
Split complementary#FDDF98, #B6FD98
Tetradic#FD98B6, #E9FD98, #98FDDF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDFCFF
Lighter +10%#D4CAFE
Darker −10%#8466FC
Darker −20%#5B34FB
Darker −30%#3505F7
Darker −40%#2A04C5
More saturated +25%#AB96FF
Less saturated −25%#B4A5F0

Channel breakdown

R172
G152
B253
Red172 (67.5%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue251.88°
Saturation (HSL)96.19%
Lightness79.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AC · G 98 · B FD

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