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#AA04E7 Color

#AA04E7 is rgb(170, 4, 231) in RGB, hsl(284, 97%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 98%, 0%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple (X11) (#A020F0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.19. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AA04E7
HEX#AA04E7
RGBrgb(170, 4, 231)
HSLhsl(284, 97%, 46%)
HSVhsv(284, 98%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 98%, 0%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(56.2% 0.28 312.1)
LABlab(44.05% 76.18 -73.92)
LCHlch(44.05% 106.14 315.86)

What #AA04E7 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #AA04E7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 6.19Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 6.76Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 8.24Electric Purple#BF00FFΔE 9.85Vivid Orchid#CC00FFΔE 11.44Vibrant Purple#AA00FFΔE 11.62

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#AA04E7 Channel Values

How #AA04E7 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 170 · G 4 · B 2318-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 284° · S 97% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 284° · S 98% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 98% · Y 0% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.41:1 vs white · 3.88:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AA04E7 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AA04E7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AA04E7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AA04E7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AA04E7
Complementary
#40E704
Analogous
#3904E7
Analogous
#E704B2
Triadic
#E7AA04
Triadic
#04E7AA
Split comp.
#B2E704
Split comp.
#04E739

Tints & Shades of #AA04E7

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BD13FB
#C93BFC
#D25EFD
#DE86FD
#E7AAFE
#F2D2FE

Shades

#9403C9
#7E03AB
#68028D
#51026F
#3B0150
#250132

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AA04E7.

How #AA04E7 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#AA04E7
Protanopia#4B4BE7
Protanomaly#7C3AE7
Deuteranopia#6666E6
Deuteranomaly#8750E6
Tritanopia#955A5A
Tritanomaly#9E46A6
Achromatopsia#6A6A6A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AA04E7 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-aa04e7: #AA04E7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AA04E7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aa04e7': '#AA04E7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.016, blue: 0.906)
Android XML<color name="color_aa04e7">#AA04E7</color>
SVG fillfill="#AA04E7"

More Purple Colors

#AA04E7 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#AA04E7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AA04E7?

#AA04E7 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(170, 4, 231) in RGB and hsl(284, 97%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple (X11) (#A020F0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.19.

What is the RGB value of #AA04E7?

#AA04E7 is rgb(170, 4, 231) — red 170, green 4, and blue 231 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AA04E7?

#AA04E7 converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 98%, 0%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AA04E7 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AA04E7 scores 5.41:1 against white and 3.88:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AA04E7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AA04E7 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkviolet (#9400D3) at a CIE76 distance of 8.24, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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