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#AA417E Color

#AA417E is rgb(170, 65, 126) in RGB, hsl(325, 45%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 62%, 26%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Red Purple (#A63A79), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.29. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AA417E
HEX#AA417E
RGBrgb(170, 65, 126)
HSLhsl(325, 45%, 46%)
HSVhsv(325, 62%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 62%, 26%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(53.7% 0.153 347.6)
LABlab(44.23% 48.43 -11.85)
LCHlch(44.23% 49.86 346.25)

What #AA417E 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 #AA417E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#AA417E Channel Values

How #AA417E 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 65 · B 1268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 325° · S 45% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 325° · S 62% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 62% · Y 26% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.58:1 vs white · 3.77:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AA417E 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 text5.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AA417E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AA417E; 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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Tints & Shades of #AA417E

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.

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How #AA417E 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#AA417E
Protanopia#5E5E7E
Protanomaly#83547E
Deuteranopia#72727B
Deuteranomaly#8C627C
Tritanopia#A64C4C
Tritanomaly#A84864
Achromatopsia#686868

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AA417E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aa417e: #AA417E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AA417E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aa417e': '#AA417E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.255, blue: 0.494)
Android XML<color name="color_aa417e">#AA417E</color>
SVG fillfill="#AA417E"

More Pink Colors

#AA417E sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AA417E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AA417E?

#AA417E is a mid-tone pink — rgb(170, 65, 126) in RGB and hsl(325, 45%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Red Purple (#A63A79), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.29.

What is the RGB value of #AA417E?

#AA417E is rgb(170, 65, 126) — red 170, green 65, and blue 126 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AA417E?

#AA417E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 62%, 26%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AA417E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AA417E scores 5.58:1 against white and 3.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AA417E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AA417E 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 mediumvioletred (#C71585) at a CIE76 distance of 21.27, which is visibly different.

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