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#AA508A Color

#AA508A is rgb(170, 80, 138) in RGB, hsl(321, 36%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 53%, 19%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Violet (Crayola) (#963D7F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.28. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AA508A
HEX#AA508A
RGBrgb(170, 80, 138)
HSLhsl(321, 36%, 49%)
HSVhsv(321, 53%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 53%, 19%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(56.2% 0.137 343)
LABlab(47.28% 42.86 -14.52)
LCHlch(47.28% 45.25 341.28)

What #AA508A 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 #AA508A, 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.

#AA508A Channel Values

How #AA508A 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 80 · B 1388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 321° · S 36% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 321° · S 53% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 53% · Y 19% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.97:1 vs white · 4.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AA508A 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 text4.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AA508A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AA508A; 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 #AA508A

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 #AA508A.

How #AA508A 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#AA508A
Protanopia#67678A
Protanomaly#875E8A
Deuteranopia#787888
Deuteranomaly#8F6A89
Tritanopia#A65A5A
Tritanomaly#A75670
Achromatopsia#707070

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AA508A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aa508a: #AA508A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AA508A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aa508a': '#AA508A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.314, blue: 0.541)
Android XML<color name="color_aa508a">#AA508A</color>
SVG fillfill="#AA508A"

More Pink Colors

#AA508A sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AA508A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AA508A?

#AA508A is a mid-tone pink — rgb(170, 80, 138) in RGB and hsl(321, 36%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Violet (Crayola) (#963D7F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.28.

What is the RGB value of #AA508A?

#AA508A is rgb(170, 80, 138) — red 170, green 80, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AA508A?

#AA508A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 53%, 19%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AA508A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AA508A scores 4.97:1 against white and 4.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AA508A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AA508A 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 palevioletred (#DB7093) at a CIE76 distance of 20.97, which is visibly different.

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