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Recognised as Colour

#AC9DFC

  • #AC9DFC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#AC9DFC is a blue with RGB values 172, 157, 252 and HSL 249°, 94%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#AC9DFC#AC9DFC
HEX#AC9DFC
RGBrgb(172, 157, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.6157, 0.9882
RGB percentages67.5%, 61.6%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(249.5, 94.1%, 80.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.5, 37.7%, 98.8%)
CMYK31.7%, 37.7%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,312,636
CSS custom property--colour: #AC9DFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39913WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.98:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#536203

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#81ABFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#81A7FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Tritanopia#99AEC1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 18.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.9Plum · ΔE 24.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.2Slate blue · ΔE 28.8Royal blue · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 18.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDFC9D
Analogous#9DBDFC, #DC9DFC
Triadic#FCAC9D, #9DFCAC
Split complementary#FCDC9D, #BDFC9D
Tetradic#FC9DBD, #EDFC9D, #9DFCDC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D6CEFE
Darker −10%#826CFA
Darker −20%#583AF9
Darker −30%#2E09F7
Darker −40%#2506C7
More saturated +25%#AA9AFF
Less saturated −25%#B5AAEF

Channel breakdown

R172
G157
B252
Red172 (67.5%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue249.47°
Saturation (HSL)94.06%
Lightness80.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AC · G 9D · B FC

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