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#AA3BC9 Color

#AA3BC9 is rgb(170, 59, 201) in RGB, hsl(287, 57%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 71%, 0%, 21%) 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 8.59. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AA3BC9
HEX#AA3BC9
RGBrgb(170, 59, 201)
HSLhsl(287, 57%, 51%)
HSVhsv(287, 71%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 71%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(57% 0.221 317.9)
LABlab(46.47% 60.12 -52.85)
LCHlch(46.47% 80.05 318.68)

What #AA3BC9 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 #AA3BC9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 8.59Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 10.14Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 13.46Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 14.09Mauveine#8D029BΔE 14.35Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 14.92

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

#AA3BC9 Channel Values

How #AA3BC9 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 59 · B 2018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 287° · S 57% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 287° · S 71% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 71% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.03:1 vs white · 4.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AA3BC9 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 text5.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AA3BC9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AA3BC9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AA3BC9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AA3BC9
Complementary
#5AC93B
Analogous
#633BC9
Analogous
#C93BA1
Triadic
#C9AA3B
Triadic
#3BC9AA
Split comp.
#A1C93B
Split comp.
#3BC963

Tints & Shades of #AA3BC9

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

#B657D1
#C16FD8
#CD8BDF
#D9A7E7
#E5C3EF
#EFDBF5

Shades

#9430B0
#802A98
#69227C
#511A60
#391344
#250C2C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AA3BC9.

How #AA3BC9 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#AA3BC9
Protanopia#5B5BC9
Protanomaly#8250C9
Deuteranopia#7070C7
Deuteranomaly#8B5FC8
Tritanopia#9C5E5E
Tritanomaly#A25295
Achromatopsia#6F6F6F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AA3BC9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aa3bc9: #AA3BC9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AA3BC9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aa3bc9': '#AA3BC9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.231, blue: 0.788)
Android XML<color name="color_aa3bc9">#AA3BC9</color>
SVG fillfill="#AA3BC9"

More Purple Colors

#AA3BC9 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#AA3BC9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AA3BC9?

#AA3BC9 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(170, 59, 201) in RGB and hsl(287, 57%, 51%) 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 8.59.

What is the RGB value of #AA3BC9?

#AA3BC9 is rgb(170, 59, 201) — red 170, green 59, and blue 201 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AA3BC9?

#AA3BC9 converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 71%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AA3BC9 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AA3BC9 scores 5.03:1 against white and 4.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AA3BC9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AA3BC9 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 8.59, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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