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#AA58DA Color

#AA58DA is rgb(170, 88, 218) in RGB, hsl(278, 64%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 60%, 0%, 15%) 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 7.88. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AA58DA
HEX#AA58DA
RGBrgb(170, 88, 218)
HSLhsl(278, 64%, 60%)
HSVhsv(278, 60%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 60%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(61.4% 0.199 311)
LABlab(52.05% 50.37 -53.67)
LCHlch(52.05% 73.60 313.18)

What #AA58DA 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 #AA58DA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 7.88Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 12.35Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 13.29Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 15.01Purple Plum#9C51B6ΔE 15.12Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 15.68

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

#AA58DA Channel Values

How #AA58DA 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 88 · B 2188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 278° · S 64% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 278° · S 60% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 60% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.1:1 vs white · 5.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AA58DA 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 text4.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AA58DA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AA58DA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AA58DA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AA58DA
Complementary
#88DA58
Analogous
#6958DA
Analogous
#DA58C9
Triadic
#DAAA58
Triadic
#58DAAA
Split comp.
#C9DA58
Split comp.
#58DA69

Tints & Shades of #AA58DA

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

#B56DDF
#C286E4
#CC9BE9
#D9B4EE
#E4C9F3
#F0E2F9

Shades

#9936D3
#8328B8
#6B2197
#541A75
#3C1254
#240B32

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AA58DA.

How #AA58DA 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#AA58DA
Protanopia#6C6CDA
Protanomaly#8964DA
Deuteranopia#7B7BD9
Deuteranomaly#906FD9
Tritanopia#9A7474
Tritanomaly#A16AA7
Achromatopsia#7D7D7D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AA58DA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aa58da: #AA58DA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AA58DA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aa58da': '#AA58DA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.345, blue: 0.855)
Android XML<color name="color_aa58da">#AA58DA</color>
SVG fillfill="#AA58DA"

More Purple Colors

#AA58DA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#AA58DA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AA58DA?

#AA58DA is a light purple — rgb(170, 88, 218) in RGB and hsl(278, 64%, 60%) 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 7.88.

What is the RGB value of #AA58DA?

#AA58DA is rgb(170, 88, 218) — red 170, green 88, and blue 218 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AA58DA?

#AA58DA converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 60%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AA58DA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AA58DA scores 4.1:1 against white and 5.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AA58DA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AA58DA 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 7.88, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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