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#AA1CFD Color

#AA1CFD is rgb(170, 28, 253) in RGB, hsl(278, 98%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(33%, 89%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vibrant Purple (#AA00FF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.54. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AA1CFD
HEX#AA1CFD
RGBrgb(170, 28, 253)
HSLhsl(278, 98%, 55%)
HSVhsv(278, 89%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(33%, 89%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(58.7% 0.289 306.9)
LABlab(46.62% 76.36 -82.10)
LCHlch(46.62% 112.12 312.93)

What #AA1CFD 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 #AA1CFD, 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 purple in the library.

#AA1CFD Channel Values

How #AA1CFD 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 28 · B 2538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 278° · S 98% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 278° · S 89% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 33% · M 89% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.89:1 vs white · 4.29:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AA1CFD 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 text4.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AA1CFD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AA1CFD; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #AA1CFD

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AA1CFD.

How #AA1CFD 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#AA1CFD
Protanopia#4F4FFD
Protanomaly#7E40FD
Deuteranopia#6969FC
Deuteranomaly#8854FC
Tritanopia#906666
Tritanomaly#9B52B7
Achromatopsia#717171

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AA1CFD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aa1cfd: #AA1CFD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AA1CFD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aa1cfd': '#AA1CFD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.110, blue: 0.992)
Android XML<color name="color_aa1cfd">#AA1CFD</color>
SVG fillfill="#AA1CFD"

More Purple Colors

#AA1CFD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AA1CFD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AA1CFD?

#AA1CFD is a mid-tone purple — rgb(170, 28, 253) in RGB and hsl(278, 98%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vibrant Purple (#AA00FF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.54.

What is the RGB value of #AA1CFD?

#AA1CFD is rgb(170, 28, 253) — red 170, green 28, and blue 253 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AA1CFD?

#AA1CFD converts to approximately cmyk(33%, 89%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AA1CFD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AA1CFD scores 4.89:1 against white and 4.29:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AA1CFD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AA1CFD 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 14.64, which is visibly different.

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