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#AA3FD5 Color

#AA3FD5 is rgb(170, 63, 213) in RGB, hsl(283, 64%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 70%, 0%, 16%) 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 5.63. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AA3FD5
HEX#AA3FD5
RGBrgb(170, 63, 213)
HSLhsl(283, 64%, 54%)
HSVhsv(283, 70%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 70%, 0%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(58.2% 0.227 314.4)
LABlab(47.68% 60.38 -57.82)
LCHlch(47.68% 83.60 316.25)

What #AA3FD5 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 #AA3FD5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 5.63Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 12.98Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 13.19Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 14.11Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 15.18Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 15.87

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

#AA3FD5 Channel Values

How #AA3FD5 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 63 · B 2138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 283° · S 64% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 283° · S 70% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 70% · Y 0% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.79:1 vs white · 4.38:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AA3FD5 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 text4.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AA3FD5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AA3FD5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AA3FD5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AA3FD5
Complementary
#69D53F
Analogous
#5F3FD5
Analogous
#D53FB4
Triadic
#D5AA3F
Triadic
#3FD5AA
Split comp.
#B4D53F
Split comp.
#3FD55F

Tints & Shades of #AA3FD5

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

#B558DA
#C275E1
#CD8EE6
#D8A7EC
#E3C0F1
#F0DEF8

Shades

#992BC5
#8225A7
#6B1E8A
#511769
#3B114B
#240A2E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AA3FD5.

How #AA3FD5 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#AA3FD5
Protanopia#5D5DD5
Protanomaly#8353D5
Deuteranopia#7171D4
Deuteranomaly#8C61D4
Tritanopia#9A6464
Tritanomaly#A1579E
Achromatopsia#727272

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AA3FD5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aa3fd5: #AA3FD5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AA3FD5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aa3fd5': '#AA3FD5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.247, blue: 0.835)
Android XML<color name="color_aa3fd5">#AA3FD5</color>
SVG fillfill="#AA3FD5"

More Purple Colors

#AA3FD5 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#AA3FD5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AA3FD5?

#AA3FD5 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(170, 63, 213) in RGB and hsl(283, 64%, 54%) 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 5.63.

What is the RGB value of #AA3FD5?

#AA3FD5 is rgb(170, 63, 213) — red 170, green 63, and blue 213 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AA3FD5?

#AA3FD5 converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 70%, 0%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AA3FD5 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AA3FD5 scores 4.79:1 against white and 4.38:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AA3FD5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AA3FD5 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 5.63, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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