#ac51b5 Color Information

#ac51b5 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #ac51b5. In RGB, it consists of 67.5% Red, 31.8% Green, and 71.0% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 5% Cyan, 55.2% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 29% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 294.6°, with saturation of 40.3% and lightness of 51.4%. The decimal value for #ac51b5 is 11293109, and its nearest "web safe" color is #9966cc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #ac51b5 is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#ac51b5 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color172, 81, 181 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color67.5%, 31.8%, 71.0% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.325, 0.682, 0.290 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.05, 0.552, 0, 0.29 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color294.6°, 40.3%, 51.4% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color294.6°, 55.2%, 71.0% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color28.296, 17.992, 45.697 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color172, 81, 181 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code11293109 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color49.486, 51.594, -36.834 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)49.486, 63.393, 324.476 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color49.486, 40.013, -61.964 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color42.417, 44.849, -34.184 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.308, 0.196, 17.992 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4289483189 / 0xffac51b5 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#9966cc Copy
Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Shades of #ac51b5

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #ac51b5, its pure hue is 294.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 40.3%, and its lightness is 51.4%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #ac51b5, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #160a17 to #97479e.

Tints of #ac51b5

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #ac51b5, its pure hue is 294.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 40.3%, and its lightness is 51.4%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #ac51b5, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #b667be to #f5e9f6.

Tones of #ac51b5

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #ac51b5, its pure hue is 294.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 40.3%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #ac51b5, which range from #838383 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #e907ff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #ac51b5

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #ac51b5! For #ac51b5, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #ac51b5. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #ac51b5

This color, #ac51b5, consists of 67.5% Red, 31.8% Green, and 71.0% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 172, Green = 81, Blue = 181. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #ac51b5 is 5% Cyan, 55.2% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 29% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R67.5%
C5.0%
G31.8%
M55.2%
B71.0%
Y0.0%
K29.0%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 172 81 181
Octal 254 121 265
Hexa #ac #51 #b5
Binary 10101100 01010001 10110101
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 4 55 0 29
Octal 4 67 0 35
Hexa #04 #37 #00 #1d
Binary 00000100 00110111 00000000 00011101

Analogous Colors of #ac51b5

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #ac51b5 — which has hue 294.6° — its analogous colors are located at 264.6° and 324.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ac51b5.

Triadic Colors of #ac51b5

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #ac51b5 — which has hue 294.6° — its triadic colors are located at 54.6° and 294.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ac51b5.

Complementary Color of #ac51b5

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #ac51b5 — which has hue 294.6° — its complementary color is located at 114.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ac51b5.

Split Complementary Colors of #ac51b5

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #ac51b5 — which has hue 294.6° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 84.6° and 294.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ac51b5.

Tetradic Colors of #ac51b5

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #ac51b5 — which has hue 294.6° — its tetradic colors are located at 204.6°, 294.6°, 24.6°, and 114.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ac51b5.

Monochromatic Colors of #ac51b5

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #ac51b5, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #503753 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #e09ce7 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #ac51b5

We want to make getting started with #ac51b5 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #ac51b5 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #ac51b5 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #ac51b5 with other HTML elements.

#ac51b5 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #ac51b5.
<span style="color: #ac51b5;">The color of this text is #ac51b5.</span>

#ac51b5 Background Color

The background color for this text is #ac51b5.
<div style="background-color: #ac51b5; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #ac51b5.</div>

#ac51b5 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #ac51b5.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #ac51b5;">This color for the shadow of this text is #ac51b5.</span>

#ac51b5 Border Color

This is a div with border color #ac51b5.
<div style="border: #ac51b5 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #ac51b5.</div>

#ac51b5 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #ac51b5 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ac51b5; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ac51b5 on a white background.</div></div>

#ac51b5 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #ac51b5 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ac51b5; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ac51b5 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #ac51b5 to White

This is a gradient from #ac51b5 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ac51b5,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ac51b5,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ac51b5,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ac51b5,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ac51b5 to white.</div>

Gradient from #ac51b5 to Black

This is a gradient from #ac51b5 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ac51b5,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ac51b5,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ac51b5,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ac51b5,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ac51b5 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #ac51b5

In addition to using #ac51b5 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #ac51b5 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #ac51b5, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 172, Green = 81, Blue = 181). If you need details about the color coordinates of #ac51b5 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #ac51b5
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(172, 81, 181)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #ac51b5; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #ac51b5; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #ac51b5; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(172, 81, 181);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#ac51b5")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:172, green:81, blue:181, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:172 green:81 blue:181 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(172f, 81f, 181f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(172, 81, 181);
 

#ac51b5 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #ac51b5 the same way. For those with color blindness, #ac51b5 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #ac51b5 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #ac51b5 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #ac51b5 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #ac51b5 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #ac51b5 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 4.6:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #ac51b5 would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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