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#AA4BAA Color

#AA4BAA is rgb(170, 75, 170) in RGB, hsl(300, 39%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 56%, 0%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purpureus (#9A4EAE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.74. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AA4BAA
HEX#AA4BAA
RGBrgb(170, 75, 170)
HSLhsl(300, 39%, 48%)
HSVhsv(300, 56%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 56%, 0%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(57% 0.171 327.5)
LABlab(47.53% 49.15 -33.14)
LCHlch(47.53% 59.28 326.02)

What #AA4BAA 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 #AA4BAA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#AA4BAA Channel Values

How #AA4BAA 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 75 · B 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 300° · S 39% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 300° · S 56% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 56% · Y 0% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.89:1 vs white · 4.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AA4BAA 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 text4.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AA4BAA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AA4BAA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #AA4BAA

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AA4BAA.

How #AA4BAA 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#AA4BAA
Protanopia#6464AA
Protanomaly#865BAA
Deuteranopia#7676A8
Deuteranomaly#8E67A9
Tritanopia#A25E5E
Tritanomaly#A55783
Achromatopsia#717171

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Using #AA4BAA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aa4baa: #AA4BAA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AA4BAA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aa4baa': '#AA4BAA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.294, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_aa4baa">#AA4BAA</color>
SVG fillfill="#AA4BAA"

More Pink Colors

#AA4BAA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AA4BAA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AA4BAA?

#AA4BAA is a mid-tone pink — rgb(170, 75, 170) in RGB and hsl(300, 39%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purpureus (#9A4EAE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.74.

What is the RGB value of #AA4BAA?

#AA4BAA is rgb(170, 75, 170) — red 170, green 75, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AA4BAA?

#AA4BAA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 56%, 0%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AA4BAA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AA4BAA scores 4.89:1 against white and 4.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AA4BAA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AA4BAA 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 orchid (#DA70D6) at a CIE76 distance of 15.61, which is visibly different.

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