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#AA0DE7 Color

#AA0DE7 is rgb(170, 13, 231) in RGB, hsl(283, 89%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 94%, 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 6.03. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AA0DE7
HEX#AA0DE7
RGBrgb(170, 13, 231)
HSLhsl(283, 89%, 48%)
HSVhsv(283, 94%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 94%, 0%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(56.4% 0.278 312)
LABlab(44.34% 75.35 -73.45)
LCHlch(44.34% 105.22 315.73)

What #AA0DE7 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 #AA0DE7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 6.03Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 6.42Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 7.73Electric Purple#BF00FFΔE 10.55French Violet#8806CEΔE 11.28Vivid Orchid#CC00FFΔE 11.99

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

#AA0DE7 Channel Values

How #AA0DE7 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 13 · B 2318-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 283° · S 89% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 283° · S 94% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 94% · Y 0% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.36:1 vs white · 3.92:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AA0DE7 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 text5.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AA0DE7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AA0DE7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AA0DE7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AA0DE7
Complementary
#4BE70D
Analogous
#3D0DE7
Analogous
#E70DB8
Triadic
#E7AA0D
Triadic
#0DE7AA
Split comp.
#B8E70D
Split comp.
#0DE73D

Tints & Shades of #AA0DE7

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

#B926F2
#C348F4
#CE6AF6
#DB90F9
#E6B2FB
#F1D4FC

Shades

#940CCA
#7C0AA9
#66088C
#51066F
#3C0552
#230330

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AA0DE7.

How #AA0DE7 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#AA0DE7
Protanopia#4C4CE7
Protanomaly#7D3CE7
Deuteranopia#6767E6
Deuteranomaly#8751E6
Tritanopia#955B5B
Tritanomaly#9E48A6
Achromatopsia#6B6B6B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AA0DE7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aa0de7: #AA0DE7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AA0DE7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aa0de7': '#AA0DE7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.051, blue: 0.906)
Android XML<color name="color_aa0de7">#AA0DE7</color>
SVG fillfill="#AA0DE7"

More Purple Colors

#AA0DE7 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#AA0DE7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AA0DE7?

#AA0DE7 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(170, 13, 231) in RGB and hsl(283, 89%, 48%) 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 6.03.

What is the RGB value of #AA0DE7?

#AA0DE7 is rgb(170, 13, 231) — red 170, green 13, and blue 231 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AA0DE7?

#AA0DE7 converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 94%, 0%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AA0DE7 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AA0DE7 scores 5.36:1 against white and 3.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AA0DE7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AA0DE7 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 7.73, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every purple in the color library, the guide to shades of purple, or the full color library.