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Colour

#AC99FF

  • #AC99FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#AC99FF is a blue with RGB values 172, 153, 255 and HSL 251°, 100%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#AC99FF#AC99FF
HEX#AC99FF
RGBrgb(172, 153, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.6, 1
RGB percentages67.5%, 60%, 100%
HSLhsl(251.2, 100%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.2, 40%, 100%)
CMYK32.5%, 40%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,311,615
CSS custom property--colour: #AC99FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38773WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.75:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#536600

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7AA9FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7BA5FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Tritanopia#98ACC0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 15.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 21Slate blue · ΔE 26Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.5Royal blue · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 15.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECFF99
Analogous#99B9FF, #DF99FF
Triadic#FFAC99, #99FFAC
Split complementary#FFDF99, #B9FF99
Tetradic#FF99B9, #ECFF99, #99FFDF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D6CCFF
Darker −10%#8366FF
Darker −20%#5933FF
Darker −30%#3000FF
Darker −40%#2600CC
More saturated +25%#AC99FF
Less saturated −25%#B4A6F2

Channel breakdown

R172
G153
B255
Red172 (67.5%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue251.18°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AC · G 99 · B FF

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