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#AA04EC Color

#AA04EC is rgb(170, 4, 236) in RGB, hsl(283, 97%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 98%, 0%, 7%) 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 5.37. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AA04EC
HEX#AA04EC
RGBrgb(170, 4, 236)
HSLhsl(283, 97%, 47%)
HSVhsv(283, 98%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 98%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(56.6% 0.284 311)
LABlab(44.40% 76.86 -76.18)
LCHlch(44.40% 108.22 315.25)

What #AA04EC 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 #AA04EC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 5.37Electric Purple#BF00FFΔE 8.18Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 8.76Vibrant Purple#AA00FFΔE 9.23Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 9.86Vivid Orchid#CC00FFΔE 10.63

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

#AA04EC Channel Values

How #AA04EC 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 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 283° · S 97% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 283° · S 98% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 98% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.33:1 vs white · 3.94:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AA04EC 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 text5.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AA04EC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AA04EC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AA04EC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AA04EC
Complementary
#45EC04
Analogous
#3604EC
Analogous
#EC04BA
Triadic
#ECAA04
Triadic
#04ECAA
Split comp.
#BAEC04
Split comp.
#04EC36

Tints & Shades of #AA04EC

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

#BB18FB
#C740FC
#D163FD
#DC86FD
#E6AAFE
#F2D2FE

Shades

#9403CE
#7F03B0
#690292
#50026F
#3A0150
#240132

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AA04EC.

How #AA04EC 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#AA04EC
Protanopia#4B4BEC
Protanomaly#7C3AEC
Deuteranopia#6666EB
Deuteranomaly#8750EB
Tritanopia#945C5C
Tritanomaly#9D48AA
Achromatopsia#6B6B6B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AA04EC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aa04ec: #AA04EC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AA04EC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aa04ec': '#AA04EC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.016, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_aa04ec">#AA04EC</color>
SVG fillfill="#AA04EC"

More Purple Colors

#AA04EC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#AA04EC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AA04EC?

#AA04EC is a mid-tone purple — rgb(170, 4, 236) in RGB and hsl(283, 97%, 47%) 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 5.37.

What is the RGB value of #AA04EC?

#AA04EC is rgb(170, 4, 236) — red 170, green 4, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AA04EC?

#AA04EC converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 98%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AA04EC be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AA04EC scores 5.33:1 against white and 3.94:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AA04EC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AA04EC 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 9.86, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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