Colour

#AC9AFF

#AC9AFF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#AC9AFF is a blue with RGB values 172, 154, 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

#AC9AFF#AC9AFF

HEX#AC9AFF

RGBrgb(172, 154, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.6039, 1

RGB percentages67.5%, 60.4%, 100%

HSLhsl(250.7, 100%, 80.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(250.7, 39.6%, 100%)

CMYK32.5%, 39.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,311,871

CSS custom property--colour: #AC9AFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39102WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness173.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.82:1

Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5

Inverted#536500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7BAAFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#7CA6FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original

Tritanopia#98ADC0no 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 text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 16.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.6 Dodgerblue · ΔE 26 Slate blue · ΔE 26.5 Plum · ΔE 26.6 Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 16.19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EDFF9A

Analogous#9ABAFF, #DF9AFF

Triadic#FFAC9A, #9AFFAC

Split complementary#FFDF9A, #BAFF9A

Tetradic#FF9ABA, #EDFF9A, #9AFFDF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#D6CDFF

Darker −10%#8267FF

Darker −20%#5834FF

Darker −30%#2E01FF

Darker −40%#2500CD

More saturated +25%#AC9AFF

Less saturated −25%#B4A7F2

Channel breakdown

R172

G154

B255

Red172 (67.5%)

Green154 (60.4%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue250.69°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness80.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AC · G 9A · B FF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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