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#AA42FF Color

#AA42FF is rgb(170, 66, 255) in RGB, hsl(273, 100%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(33%, 74%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple (X11) (#A020F0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.75. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AA42FF
HEX#AA42FF
RGBrgb(170, 66, 255)
HSLhsl(273, 100%, 63%)
HSVhsv(273, 74%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(33%, 74%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(61.4% 0.262 304.6)
LABlab(50.58% 66.01 -76.76)
LCHlch(50.58% 101.24 310.69)

What #AA42FF 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 #AA42FF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 8.75Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 9.87Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 13.75French Violet#8806CEΔE 14.79Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 15.02Vibrant Purple#AA00FFΔE 16.78

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

#AA42FF Channel Values

How #AA42FF 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 66 · B 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 273° · S 100% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 273° · S 74% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 33% · M 74% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.26:1 vs white · 4.93:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AA42FF 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AA42FF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AA42FF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AA42FF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AA42FF
Complementary
#97FF42
Analogous
#4C42FF
Analogous
#FF42F6
Triadic
#FFAA42
Triadic
#42FFAA
Split comp.
#F6FF42
Split comp.
#42FF4C

Tints & Shades of #AA42FF

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

#B65CFF
#C175FF
#CD8FFF
#D8A8FF
#E3C2FF
#EFDBFF

Shades

#981AFF
#8100EB
#6B00C2
#510094
#3B006B
#22003D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AA42FF.

How #AA42FF 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#AA42FF
Protanopia#5F5FFF
Protanomaly#8455FF
Deuteranopia#7272FE
Deuteranomaly#8C62FE
Tritanopia#917474
Tritanomaly#9B63BC
Achromatopsia#7B7B7B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AA42FF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aa42ff: #AA42FF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AA42FF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aa42ff': '#AA42FF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.259, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_aa42ff">#AA42FF</color>
SVG fillfill="#AA42FF"

More Purple Colors

#AA42FF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#AA42FF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AA42FF?

#AA42FF is a light purple — rgb(170, 66, 255) in RGB and hsl(273, 100%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple (X11) (#A020F0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.75.

What is the RGB value of #AA42FF?

#AA42FF is rgb(170, 66, 255) — red 170, green 66, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AA42FF?

#AA42FF converts to approximately cmyk(33%, 74%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AA42FF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AA42FF scores 4.26:1 against white and 4.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AA42FF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AA42FF 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 blueviolet (#8A2BE2) at a CIE76 distance of 9.87, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every purple in the color library, the guide to shades of purple, or the full color library.