Recognised as Colour

#AC9CCE

#AC9CCE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#AC9CCE is a violet with RGB values 172, 156, 206 and HSL 259°, 34%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#AC9CCE#AC9CCE

HEX#AC9CCE

RGBrgb(172, 156, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.6118, 0.8078

RGB percentages67.5%, 61.2%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(259.2, 33.8%, 71%)

HSV / HSBhsv(259.2, 24.3%, 80.8%)

CMYK16.5%, 24.3%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,312,334

CSS custom property--colour: #AC9CCE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37004WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness167.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.4:1

Contrast with white2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3

Inverted#536331

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#92A4D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#94A3CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original

Tritanopia#A6A3ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.8 Thistle · ΔE 19.3 Light steelblue · ΔE 22 Light slate grey · ΔE 24.7 Steel blue · ΔE 26.3 Slate grey · ΔE 26.4

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BECE9C

Analogous#9CA5CE, #C59CCE

Triadic#CEAC9C, #9CCEAC

Split complementary#CEC59C, #A5CE9C

Tetradic#CE9CA5, #BECE9C, #9CCEC5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E5E0F0

Lighter +10%#C9BEDF

Darker −10%#8F7ABD

Darker −20%#7358AC

Darker −30%#5C458C

Darker −40%#45346A

More saturated +25%#A58AE1

Less saturated −25%#B3AFBC

Channel breakdown

R172

G156

B206

Red172 (67.5%)

Green156 (61.2%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue259.2°

Saturation (HSL)33.78%

Lightness70.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AC · G 9C · B CE

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Ac9CCe (chemical formula)

Formula
2,195.131 g/mol
11 atoms

Ac9CCe has a molar mass of 2,195.131 g/mol, made up of 11 atoms across 3 elements: 9 × Ac, 1 × C, 1 × Ce.

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Molar mass

Molar mass2,195.131 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule11

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule3.6451008 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram2.7434084 × 10^20

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

Ac93.1%

C0.5%

Ce6.4%

Actinium (Ac × 9)2,043 g/mol, 93.07%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 0.547%

Cerium (Ce)140.12 g/mol, 6.383%

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