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#AA48DB Color

#AA48DB is rgb(170, 72, 219) in RGB, hsl(280, 67%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 67%, 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 7.22. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AA48DB
HEX#AA48DB
RGBrgb(170, 72, 219)
HSLhsl(280, 67%, 57%)
HSVhsv(280, 67%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 67%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(59.5% 0.221 312.2)
LABlab(49.35% 57.70 -58.54)
LCHlch(49.35% 82.20 314.58)

What #AA48DB 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 #AA48DB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 7.22Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 12.1Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 12.45Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 16.1Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 16.43Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 17.37

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

#AA48DB Channel Values

How #AA48DB 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 72 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 280° · S 67% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 280° · S 67% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 67% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.51:1 vs white · 4.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AA48DB 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 text4.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AA48DB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AA48DB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AA48DB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AA48DB
Complementary
#79DB48
Analogous
#6048DB
Analogous
#DB48C2
Triadic
#DBAA48
Triadic
#48DBAA
Split comp.
#C2DB48
Split comp.
#48DB60

Tints & Shades of #AA48DB

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

#B661E0
#C27BE5
#CD95EA
#D7AAEE
#E3C3F3
#EFDDF8

Shades

#9929D1
#8323B3
#6A1D91
#541773
#3B1051
#250A33

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AA48DB.

How #AA48DB 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#AA48DB
Protanopia#6262DB
Protanomaly#8559DB
Deuteranopia#7575DA
Deuteranomaly#8D66DA
Tritanopia#996B6B
Tritanomaly#A05FA4
Achromatopsia#777777

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AA48DB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aa48db: #AA48DB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AA48DB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aa48db': '#AA48DB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.282, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_aa48db">#AA48DB</color>
SVG fillfill="#AA48DB"

More Purple Colors

#AA48DB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#AA48DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AA48DB?

#AA48DB is a mid-tone purple — rgb(170, 72, 219) in RGB and hsl(280, 67%, 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 7.22.

What is the RGB value of #AA48DB?

#AA48DB is rgb(170, 72, 219) — red 170, green 72, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AA48DB?

#AA48DB converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 67%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AA48DB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AA48DB scores 4.51:1 against white and 4.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AA48DB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AA48DB 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 7.22, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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