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#AA47DC Color

#AA47DC is rgb(170, 71, 220) in RGB, hsl(280, 68%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 68%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.78. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AA47DC
HEX#AA47DC
RGBrgb(170, 71, 220)
HSLhsl(280, 68%, 57%)
HSVhsv(280, 68%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 68%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(59.5% 0.224 312)
LABlab(49.25% 58.27 -59.28)
LCHlch(49.25% 83.12 314.51)

What #AA47DC 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 #AA47DC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 6.78Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 12.46Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 12.94Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 15.47Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 16.18Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 17.74

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

#AA47DC Channel Values

How #AA47DC 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 71 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 280° · S 68% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 280° · S 68% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 68% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.52:1 vs white · 4.64:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AA47DC 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 text4.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AA47DC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AA47DC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AA47DC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AA47DC
Complementary
#78DC47
Analogous
#6047DC
Analogous
#DC47C3
Triadic
#DCAA47
Triadic
#47DCAA
Split comp.
#C3DC47
Split comp.
#47DC60

Tints & Shades of #AA47DC

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

#B660E1
#C27AE6
#CE94EB
#D8A9EF
#E3C3F4
#EFDDF8

Shades

#9928D2
#8322B4
#6A1C92
#541674
#3B1051
#260A33

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AA47DC.

How #AA47DC 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#AA47DC
Protanopia#6161DC
Protanomaly#8558DC
Deuteranopia#7474DB
Deuteranomaly#8D65DB
Tritanopia#996A6A
Tritanomaly#A05EA4
Achromatopsia#767676

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AA47DC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aa47dc: #AA47DC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AA47DC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aa47dc': '#AA47DC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.278, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_aa47dc">#AA47DC</color>
SVG fillfill="#AA47DC"

More Purple Colors

#AA47DC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#AA47DC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AA47DC?

#AA47DC is a mid-tone purple — rgb(170, 71, 220) in RGB and hsl(280, 68%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.78.

What is the RGB value of #AA47DC?

#AA47DC is rgb(170, 71, 220) — red 170, green 71, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AA47DC?

#AA47DC converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 68%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AA47DC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AA47DC scores 4.52:1 against white and 4.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AA47DC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AA47DC 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 darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 6.78, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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