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#AA45C9 Color

#AA45C9 is rgb(170, 69, 201) in RGB, hsl(286, 55%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 66%, 0%, 21%) 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 6.33. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AA45C9
HEX#AA45C9
RGBrgb(170, 69, 201)
HSLhsl(286, 55%, 53%)
HSVhsv(286, 66%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 66%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(58% 0.208 317.3)
LABlab(47.94% 56.17 -50.51)
LCHlch(47.94% 75.54 318.04)

What #AA45C9 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 #AA45C9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 6.33Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 11.95Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 14.66Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 15.18Purple Plum#9C51B6ΔE 15.6Mauveine#8D029BΔE 15.68

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

#AA45C9 Channel Values

How #AA45C9 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 69 · B 2018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 286° · S 55% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 286° · S 66% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 66% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.77:1 vs white · 4.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AA45C9 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 text4.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AA45C9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AA45C9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AA45C9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AA45C9
Complementary
#64C945
Analogous
#6845C9
Analogous
#C945A6
Triadic
#C9AA45
Triadic
#45C9AA
Split comp.
#A6C945
Split comp.
#45C968

Tints & Shades of #AA45C9

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

#B55DD0
#C279D8
#CD90DF
#D9ACE7
#E4C4EE
#F1DFF6

Shades

#9835B6
#812D9A
#6A257E
#521D63
#3B1547
#240D2B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AA45C9.

How #AA45C9 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#AA45C9
Protanopia#6060C9
Protanomaly#8457C9
Deuteranopia#7373C8
Deuteranomaly#8D64C8
Tritanopia#9D6363
Tritanomaly#A25997
Achromatopsia#737373

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Using #AA45C9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aa45c9: #AA45C9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AA45C9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aa45c9': '#AA45C9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.271, blue: 0.788)
Android XML<color name="color_aa45c9">#AA45C9</color>
SVG fillfill="#AA45C9"

More Purple Colors

#AA45C9 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#AA45C9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AA45C9?

#AA45C9 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(170, 69, 201) in RGB and hsl(286, 55%, 53%) 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 6.33.

What is the RGB value of #AA45C9?

#AA45C9 is rgb(170, 69, 201) — red 170, green 69, and blue 201 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AA45C9?

#AA45C9 converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 66%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AA45C9 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AA45C9 scores 4.77:1 against white and 4.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AA45C9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AA45C9 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 6.33, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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