#AA40C4 Color

#AA40C4 is rgb(170, 64, 196) in RGB, hsl(288, 53%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 67%, 0%, 23%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.12. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AA40C4

HEX#AA40C4

RGBrgb(170, 64, 196)

HSLhsl(288, 53%, 51%)

HSVhsv(288, 67%, 77%)

CMYKcmyk(13%, 67%, 0%, 23%)

OKLCHoklch(57.2% 0.21 319.1)

LABlab(46.93% 57.47 -49.24)

LCHlch(46.93% 75.68 319.41)

What #AA40C4 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 #AA40C4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 7.12 Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 12.36 Mauveine#8D029BΔE 14.02 Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 14.12 Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 14.49 Purple Plum#9C51B6ΔE 15.93

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

#AA40C4 Channel Values

How #AA40C4 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 170 · G 64 · B 196	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 288° · S 53% · L 51%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 288° · S 67% · V 77%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 13% · M 67% · Y 0% · K 23%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.95:1 vs white · 4.24:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AA40C4 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 text4.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text4.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AA40C4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AA40C4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #AA40C4

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AA40C4.

How #AA40C4 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#AA40C4

Protanopia#5E5EC4

Protanomaly#8353C4

Deuteranopia#7272C2

Deuteranomaly#8C62C3

Tritanopia#9D5F5F

Tritanomaly#A25492

Achromatopsia#707070

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Using #AA40C4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aa40c4: #AA40C4;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AA40C4;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aa40c4': '#AA40C4' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.251, blue: 0.769)

Android XML<color name="color_aa40c4">#AA40C4</color>

SVG fillfill="#AA40C4"

More Purple Colors

#AA40C4 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024 fdf8ff 170b22 fdf4ff 1b0d35 faf5ff 1d0731 fae8ff 1e0033 f6cfff 20002e f3e8ff 300052 402060 541490 6600cc 7008e7 8806ce 9900cc a11fff b19cd9 c27aff cebeef e0b2eb

#AA40C4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AA40C4?

#AA40C4 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(170, 64, 196) in RGB and hsl(288, 53%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.12.

What is the RGB value of #AA40C4?

#AA40C4 is rgb(170, 64, 196) — red 170, green 64, and blue 196 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AA40C4?

#AA40C4 converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 67%, 0%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AA40C4 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AA40C4 scores 4.95:1 against white and 4.24:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AA40C4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AA40C4 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 mediumorchid (#BA55D3) at a CIE76 distance of 7.12, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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