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#AA2FD0 Color

#AA2FD0 is rgb(170, 47, 208) in RGB, hsl(286, 63%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 77%, 0%, 18%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.16. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AA2FD0
HEX#AA2FD0
RGBrgb(170, 47, 208)
HSLhsl(286, 63%, 50%)
HSVhsv(286, 77%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 77%, 0%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(56.4% 0.239 316.6)
LABlab(45.37% 65.19 -58.66)
LCHlch(45.37% 87.70 318.02)

What #AA2FD0 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 #AA2FD0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 6.16Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 8.08Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 11.74Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 14.62Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 15.06Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 15.13

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

#AA2FD0 Channel Values

How #AA2FD0 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 47 · B 2088-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 286° · S 63% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 286° · S 77% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 77% · Y 0% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.22:1 vs white · 4.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AA2FD0 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 text5.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AA2FD0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AA2FD0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AA2FD0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AA2FD0
Complementary
#55D02F
Analogous
#5A2FD0
Analogous
#D02FA5
Triadic
#D0AA2F
Triadic
#2FD0AA
Split comp.
#A5D02F
Split comp.
#2FD05A

Tints & Shades of #AA2FD0

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

#B64CD6
#C269DD
#CE86E4
#D89FE9
#E4BCF0
#F0DAF7

Shades

#9229B3
#7E239A
#661C7D
#521764
#3A1047
#250A2E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AA2FD0.

How #AA2FD0 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#AA2FD0
Protanopia#5656D0
Protanomaly#8049D0
Deuteranopia#6D6DCE
Deuteranomaly#895ACF
Tritanopia#9A5B5B
Tritanomaly#A14D98
Achromatopsia#6C6C6C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AA2FD0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aa2fd0: #AA2FD0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AA2FD0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aa2fd0': '#AA2FD0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.184, blue: 0.816)
Android XML<color name="color_aa2fd0">#AA2FD0</color>
SVG fillfill="#AA2FD0"

More Purple Colors

#AA2FD0 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#AA2FD0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AA2FD0?

#AA2FD0 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(170, 47, 208) in RGB and hsl(286, 63%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.16.

What is the RGB value of #AA2FD0?

#AA2FD0 is rgb(170, 47, 208) — red 170, green 47, and blue 208 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AA2FD0?

#AA2FD0 converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 77%, 0%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AA2FD0 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AA2FD0 scores 5.22:1 against white and 4.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AA2FD0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AA2FD0 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 6.16, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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