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#AA4ED4 Color

#AA4ED4 is rgb(170, 78, 212) in RGB, hsl(281, 61%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 63%, 0%, 17%) 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 7.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AA4ED4
HEX#AA4ED4
RGBrgb(170, 78, 212)
HSLhsl(281, 61%, 57%)
HSVhsv(281, 63%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 63%, 0%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(59.8% 0.207 313.5)
LABlab(49.97% 53.99 -53.57)
LCHlch(49.97% 76.06 315.22)

What #AA4ED4 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 #AA4ED4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 7.08Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 11.68Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 14.26Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 14.75Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 16.2Purple Plum#9C51B6ΔE 16.43

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

#AA4ED4 Channel Values

How #AA4ED4 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 78 · B 2128-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 281° · S 61% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 281° · S 63% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 63% · Y 0% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.42:1 vs white · 4.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AA4ED4 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AA4ED4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AA4ED4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AA4ED4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AA4ED4
Complementary
#79D44E
Analogous
#674ED4
Analogous
#D44EBC
Triadic
#D4AA4E
Triadic
#4ED4AA
Split comp.
#BCD44E
Split comp.
#4ED467

Tints & Shades of #AA4ED4

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

#B667DA
#C280E0
#CE98E6
#D7ADEB
#E3C6F1
#EFDEF7

Shades

#9931C9
#832AAC
#6A228C
#541B6F
#3B134E
#250C31

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AA4ED4.

How #AA4ED4 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#AA4ED4
Protanopia#6666D4
Protanomaly#865DD4
Deuteranopia#7777D3
Deuteranomaly#8E69D3
Tritanopia#9B6C6C
Tritanomaly#A161A0
Achromatopsia#787878

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AA4ED4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aa4ed4: #AA4ED4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AA4ED4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aa4ed4': '#AA4ED4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.306, blue: 0.831)
Android XML<color name="color_aa4ed4">#AA4ED4</color>
SVG fillfill="#AA4ED4"

More Purple Colors

#AA4ED4 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AA4ED4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AA4ED4?

#AA4ED4 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(170, 78, 212) in RGB and hsl(281, 61%, 57%) 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 7.08.

What is the RGB value of #AA4ED4?

#AA4ED4 is rgb(170, 78, 212) — red 170, green 78, and blue 212 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AA4ED4?

#AA4ED4 converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 63%, 0%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AA4ED4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AA4ED4 scores 4.42:1 against white and 4.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AA4ED4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AA4ED4 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 7.08, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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