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#AA14DB Color

#AA14DB is rgb(170, 20, 219) in RGB, hsl(285, 83%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 91%, 0%, 14%) 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 5.09. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AA14DB
HEX#AA14DB
RGBrgb(170, 20, 219)
HSLhsl(285, 83%, 47%)
HSVhsv(285, 91%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 91%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(55.7% 0.266 314.6)
LABlab(43.86% 72.83 -67.40)
LCHlch(43.86% 99.23 317.22)

What #AA14DB 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 #AA14DB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 5.09Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 6.79Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 7.66French Violet#8806CEΔE 10.2Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 11.11Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 13.29

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

#AA14DB Channel Values

How #AA14DB 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 20 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 285° · S 83% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 285° · S 91% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 91% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.48:1 vs white · 3.83:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AA14DB 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 text5.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AA14DB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AA14DB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AA14DB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AA14DB
Complementary
#46DB14
Analogous
#4614DB
Analogous
#DB14AA
Triadic
#DBAA14
Triadic
#14DBAA
Split comp.
#AADB14
Split comp.
#14DB46

Tints & Shades of #AA14DB

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

#BA28EB
#C64EEF
#D16EF2
#DB8FF5
#E6B0F8
#F2D5FB

Shades

#9412BF
#7E0FA3
#690D87
#4F0A67
#3A074B
#24042F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AA14DB.

How #AA14DB 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#AA14DB
Protanopia#4D4DDB
Protanomaly#7D3EDB
Deuteranopia#6868D9
Deuteranomaly#8752DA
Tritanopia#985757
Tritanomaly#9F459E
Achromatopsia#696969

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AA14DB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aa14db: #AA14DB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AA14DB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aa14db': '#AA14DB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.078, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_aa14db">#AA14DB</color>
SVG fillfill="#AA14DB"

More Purple Colors

#AA14DB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#AA14DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AA14DB?

#AA14DB is a mid-tone purple — rgb(170, 20, 219) in RGB and hsl(285, 83%, 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 5.09.

What is the RGB value of #AA14DB?

#AA14DB is rgb(170, 20, 219) — red 170, green 20, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AA14DB?

#AA14DB converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 91%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AA14DB be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AA14DB scores 5.48:1 against white and 3.83:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AA14DB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AA14DB 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 6.79, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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