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#AA27CE Color

#AA27CE is rgb(170, 39, 206) in RGB, hsl(287, 68%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 81%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple (Munsell) (#9F00C5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.13. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AA27CE
HEX#AA27CE
RGBrgb(170, 39, 206)
HSLhsl(287, 68%, 48%)
HSVhsv(287, 81%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 81%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(55.7% 0.244 317.4)
LABlab(44.43% 67.19 -59.01)
LCHlch(44.43% 89.42 318.71)

What #AA27CE 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 #AA27CE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 6.13Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 7.6Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 11.41Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 13.4Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 13.86Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 14.65

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

#AA27CE Channel Values

How #AA27CE 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 39 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 287° · S 68% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 287° · S 81% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 81% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.4:1 vs white · 3.89:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AA27CE 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 text5.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AA27CE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AA27CE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AA27CE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AA27CE
Complementary
#4BCE27
Analogous
#5627CE
Analogous
#CE279E
Triadic
#CEAA27
Triadic
#27CEAA
Split comp.
#9ECE27
Split comp.
#27CE56

Tints & Shades of #AA27CE

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

#B83EDA
#C35CE0
#CE7AE6
#DB9CEC
#E6BAF2
#F1D8F8

Shades

#9422B4
#7C1D96
#66187C
#511363
#3C0E49
#23082B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AA27CE.

How #AA27CE 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#AA27CE
Protanopia#5252CE
Protanomaly#7F45CE
Deuteranopia#6B6BCC
Deuteranomaly#8957CD
Tritanopia#9B5757
Tritanomaly#A14896
Achromatopsia#6A6A6A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AA27CE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aa27ce: #AA27CE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AA27CE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aa27ce': '#AA27CE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.153, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_aa27ce">#AA27CE</color>
SVG fillfill="#AA27CE"

More Purple Colors

#AA27CE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#AA27CE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AA27CE?

#AA27CE is a mid-tone purple — rgb(170, 39, 206) in RGB and hsl(287, 68%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple (Munsell) (#9F00C5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.13.

What is the RGB value of #AA27CE?

#AA27CE is rgb(170, 39, 206) — red 170, green 39, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AA27CE?

#AA27CE converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 81%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AA27CE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AA27CE scores 5.4:1 against white and 3.89:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AA27CE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AA27CE 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 darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 7.6, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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