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#AA46C3 Color

#AA46C3 is rgb(170, 70, 195) in RGB, hsl(288, 51%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 64%, 0%, 24%) 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 5.57. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AA46C3
HEX#AA46C3
RGBrgb(170, 70, 195)
HSLhsl(288, 51%, 52%)
HSVhsv(288, 64%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 64%, 0%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(57.8% 0.201 319)
LABlab(47.81% 54.86 -47.27)
LCHlch(47.81% 72.42 319.26)

What #AA46C3 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 #AA46C3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 5.57Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 11.74Purple Plum#9C51B6ΔE 12.69Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 12.97Purpureus#9A4EAEΔE 14.66Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 15.14

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

#AA46C3 Channel Values

How #AA46C3 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 70 · B 1958-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 288° · S 51% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 288° · S 64% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 64% · Y 0% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.8:1 vs white · 4.37:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AA46C3 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 text4.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AA46C3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AA46C3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AA46C3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AA46C3
Complementary
#5FC346
Analogous
#6C46C3
Analogous
#C3469E
Triadic
#C3AA46
Triadic
#46C3AA
Split comp.
#9EC346
Split comp.
#46C36C

Tints & Shades of #AA46C3

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

#B661CC
#C178D3
#CD93DC
#D8AAE4
#E4C5EC
#EFDCF4

Shades

#9638AD
#7F2F92
#672777
#531F60
#3C1645
#250E2A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AA46C3.

How #AA46C3 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#AA46C3
Protanopia#6161C3
Protanomaly#8457C3
Deuteranopia#7474C1
Deuteranomaly#8D65C2
Tritanopia#9E6262
Tritanomaly#A35893
Achromatopsia#727272

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AA46C3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aa46c3: #AA46C3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AA46C3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aa46c3': '#AA46C3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.275, blue: 0.765)
Android XML<color name="color_aa46c3">#AA46C3</color>
SVG fillfill="#AA46C3"

More Purple Colors

#AA46C3 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AA46C3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AA46C3?

#AA46C3 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(170, 70, 195) in RGB and hsl(288, 51%, 52%) 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 5.57.

What is the RGB value of #AA46C3?

#AA46C3 is rgb(170, 70, 195) — red 170, green 70, and blue 195 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AA46C3?

#AA46C3 converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 64%, 0%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AA46C3 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AA46C3 scores 4.8:1 against white and 4.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AA46C3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AA46C3 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 5.57, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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