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#AA30CF Color

#AA30CF is rgb(170, 48, 207) in RGB, hsl(286, 62%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 77%, 0%, 19%) 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 6.06. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AA30CF
HEX#AA30CF
RGBrgb(170, 48, 207)
HSLhsl(286, 62%, 50%)
HSVhsv(286, 77%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 77%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(56.4% 0.237 316.8)
LABlab(45.42% 64.74 -57.99)
LCHlch(45.42% 86.92 318.15)

What #AA30CF 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 #AA30CF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 6.06Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 8.65Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 11.72Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 14.25Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 15.82Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 15.87

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

#AA30CF Channel Values

How #AA30CF 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 48 · B 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 286° · S 62% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 286° · S 77% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 77% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.21:1 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 #AA30CF 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 text5.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AA30CF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AA30CF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AA30CF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AA30CF
Complementary
#55CF30
Analogous
#5B30CF
Analogous
#CF30A4
Triadic
#CFAA30
Triadic
#30CFAA
Split comp.
#A4CF30
Split comp.
#30CF5B

Tints & Shades of #AA30CF

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

#B64DD5
#C26ADC
#CE87E3
#D8A0E9
#E4BDEF
#F0DAF6

Shades

#922AB2
#7E2499
#661D7C
#511763
#3A1046
#250B2D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AA30CF.

How #AA30CF 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#AA30CF
Protanopia#5656CF
Protanomaly#804ACF
Deuteranopia#6D6DCD
Deuteranomaly#8A5BCE
Tritanopia#9B5B5B
Tritanomaly#A14D98
Achromatopsia#6D6D6D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AA30CF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aa30cf: #AA30CF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AA30CF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aa30cf': '#AA30CF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.188, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_aa30cf">#AA30CF</color>
SVG fillfill="#AA30CF"

More Purple Colors

#AA30CF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AA30CF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AA30CF?

#AA30CF is a mid-tone purple — rgb(170, 48, 207) in RGB and hsl(286, 62%, 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 6.06.

What is the RGB value of #AA30CF?

#AA30CF is rgb(170, 48, 207) — red 170, green 48, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AA30CF?

#AA30CF converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 77%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AA30CF be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AA30CF scores 5.21:1 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 #AA30CF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AA30CF 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 6.06, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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