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#AA139D Color

#AA139D is rgb(170, 19, 157) in RGB, hsl(305, 80%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 89%, 8%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Byzantine (#BD33A4), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.48. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AA139D
HEX#AA139D
RGBrgb(170, 19, 157)
HSLhsl(305, 80%, 37%)
HSVhsv(305, 89%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 89%, 8%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(51.5% 0.222 332.6)
LABlab(40.34% 65.46 -36.66)
LCHlch(40.34% 75.03 330.75)

What #AA139D 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 #AA139D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#AA139D Channel Values

How #AA139D 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 19 · B 1578-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 305° · S 80% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 305° · S 89% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 89% · Y 8% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.38:1 vs white · 3.29:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AA139D 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 text6.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AA139D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AA139D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #AA139D

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.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AA139D.

How #AA139D 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#AA139D
Protanopia#4D4D9D
Protanomaly#7D3D9D
Deuteranopia#68689B
Deuteranomaly#87529C
Tritanopia#A23E3E
Tritanomaly#A53271
Achromatopsia#5F5F5F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AA139D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aa139d: #AA139D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AA139D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aa139d': '#AA139D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.075, blue: 0.616)
Android XML<color name="color_aa139d">#AA139D</color>
SVG fillfill="#AA139D"

More Pink Colors

#AA139D sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AA139D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AA139D?

#AA139D is a dark pink — rgb(170, 19, 157) in RGB and hsl(305, 80%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Byzantine (#BD33A4), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.48.

What is the RGB value of #AA139D?

#AA139D is rgb(170, 19, 157) — red 170, green 19, and blue 157 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AA139D?

#AA139D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 89%, 8%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AA139D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AA139D scores 6.38:1 against white and 3.29:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AA139D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AA139D 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 darkmagenta (#8B008B) at a CIE76 distance of 9.98, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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