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#AA0CE4 Color

#AA0CE4 is rgb(170, 12, 228) in RGB, hsl(284, 90%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 95%, 0%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.48. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AA0CE4
HEX#AA0CE4
RGBrgb(170, 12, 228)
HSLhsl(284, 90%, 47%)
HSVhsv(284, 95%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 95%, 0%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(56.2% 0.276 312.7)
LABlab(44.10% 75.04 -72.13)
LCHlch(44.10% 104.08 316.13)

What #AA0CE4 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 #AA0CE4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 5.48Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 7.03Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 7.09French Violet#8806CEΔE 10.8Electric Purple#BF00FFΔE 11.61Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 12.47

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

#AA0CE4 Channel Values

How #AA0CE4 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 12 · B 2288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 284° · S 90% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 284° · S 95% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 95% · Y 0% · K 11%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 #AA0CE4 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 #AA0CE4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AA0CE4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AA0CE4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AA0CE4
Complementary
#46E40C
Analogous
#3E0CE4
Analogous
#E40CB1
Triadic
#E4AA0C
Triadic
#0CE4AA
Split comp.
#B1E40C
Split comp.
#0CE43E

Tints & Shades of #AA0CE4

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

#BB20F3
#C747F5
#D169F7
#DC8BF9
#E6ADFB
#F2D3FD

Shades

#940AC7
#7F09AA
#69078D
#50066B
#3A044E
#240330

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AA0CE4.

How #AA0CE4 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#AA0CE4
Protanopia#4C4CE4
Protanomaly#7D3BE4
Deuteranopia#6767E3
Deuteranomaly#8751E3
Tritanopia#965959
Tritanomaly#9E46A4
Achromatopsia#6A6A6A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AA0CE4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aa0ce4: #AA0CE4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AA0CE4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aa0ce4': '#AA0CE4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.047, blue: 0.894)
Android XML<color name="color_aa0ce4">#AA0CE4</color>
SVG fillfill="#AA0CE4"

More Purple Colors

#AA0CE4 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#AA0CE4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AA0CE4?

#AA0CE4 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(170, 12, 228) in RGB and hsl(284, 90%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.48.

What is the RGB value of #AA0CE4?

#AA0CE4 is rgb(170, 12, 228) — red 170, green 12, and blue 228 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AA0CE4?

#AA0CE4 converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 95%, 0%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AA0CE4 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AA0CE4 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 #AA0CE4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AA0CE4 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 7.09, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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