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Recognised as Colour

#AC9ECD

  • #AC9ECD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#AC9ECD is a violet with RGB values 172, 158, 205 and HSL 258°, 32%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#AC9ECD#AC9ECD
HEX#AC9ECD
RGBrgb(172, 158, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.6196, 0.8039
RGB percentages67.5%, 62%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(257.9, 32%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.9, 22.9%, 80.4%)
CMYK16.1%, 22.9%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,312,845
CSS custom property--colour: #AC9ECD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37632WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.53:1
Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#536132

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#94A5CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Deuteranopia#96A5CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Tritanopia#A6A5AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 17.9Plum · ΔE 18.9Light steelblue · ΔE 20.3Light slate grey · ΔE 23.3Slate grey · ΔE 25.2Steel blue · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 17.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BFCD9E
Analogous#9EA7CD, #C49ECD
Triadic#CDAC9E, #9ECDAC
Split complementary#CDC49E, #A7CD9E
Tetradic#CD9EA7, #BFCD9E, #9ECDC4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E6E1F0
Lighter +10%#C9C0DE
Darker −10%#8F7CBC
Darker −20%#725BAA
Darker −30%#5B478B
Darker −40%#453669
More saturated +25%#A58CDF
Less saturated −25%#B3B0BB

Channel breakdown

R172
G158
B205
Red172 (67.5%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue257.87°
Saturation (HSL)31.97%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AC · G 9E · B CD

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