Recognised as Colour

#AC9FFE

#AC9FFE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#AC9FFE is a blue with RGB values 172, 159, 254 and HSL 248°, 98%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#AC9FFE#AC9FFE

HEX#AC9FFE

RGBrgb(172, 159, 254)

RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.6235, 0.9961

RGB percentages67.5%, 62.4%, 99.6%

HSLhsl(248.2, 97.9%, 81%)

HSV / HSBhsv(248.2, 37.4%, 99.6%)

CMYK32.3%, 37.4%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,313,150

CSS custom property--colour: #AC9FFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40723WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness176.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.14:1

Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9

Inverted#536001

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#82ADFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#82A9FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original

Tritanopia#98B0C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.5 Medium purple · ΔE 19.3 Plum · ΔE 24.8 Dodgerblue · ΔE 26 Slate blue · ΔE 29.4 Royal blue · ΔE 29.6

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.54, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F1FE9F

Analogous#9FC2FE, #DC9FFE

Triadic#FEAC9F, #9FFEAC

Split complementary#FEDC9F, #C2FE9F

Tetradic#FE9FC2, #F1FE9F, #9FFEDC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#D8D1FF

Darker −10%#806DFD

Darker −20%#553AFD

Darker −30%#2908FC

Darker −40%#1E02CF

More saturated +25%#AB9EFF

Less saturated −25%#B5ABF2

Channel breakdown

R172

G159

B254

Red172 (67.5%)

Green159 (62.4%)

Blue254 (99.6%)

Hue248.21°

Saturation (HSL)97.94%

Lightness80.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AC · G 9F · B FE

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Ac9FFe (chemical formula)

Formula
2,117.843 g/mol
11 atoms

Ac9FFe has a molar mass of 2,117.843 g/mol, made up of 11 atoms across 3 elements: 9 × Ac, 1 × F, 1 × Fe.

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Molar mass

Molar mass2,117.843 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule11

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule3.516761 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram2.8435256 × 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

Ac96.5%

F0.9%

Fe2.6%

Actinium (Ac × 9)2,043 g/mol, 96.466%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.897%

Iron (Fe)55.845 g/mol, 2.637%

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