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#AA5FD8 Color

#AA5FD8 is rgb(170, 95, 216) in RGB, hsl(277, 61%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 56%, 0%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rich Lilac (#B666D2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.17. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AA5FD8
HEX#AA5FD8
RGBrgb(170, 95, 216)
HSLhsl(277, 61%, 61%)
HSVhsv(277, 56%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 56%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(62.3% 0.186 310.7)
LABlab(53.29% 46.65 -50.58)
LCHlch(53.29% 68.81 312.69)

What #AA5FD8 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 #AA5FD8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 8.17Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 8.94Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 11.63Purple Plum#9C51B6ΔE 11.77Amethyst#9966CCΔE 11.78Purpureus#9A4EAEΔE 14.75

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

#AA5FD8 Channel Values

How #AA5FD8 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 95 · B 2168-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 277° · S 61% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 277° · S 56% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 56% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.93:1 vs white · 5.34:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AA5FD8 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 text3.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AA5FD8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AA5FD8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AA5FD8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AA5FD8
Complementary
#8DD85F
Analogous
#6D5FD8
Analogous
#D85FCA
Triadic
#D8AA5F
Triadic
#5FD8AA
Split comp.
#CAD85F
Split comp.
#5FD86D

Tints & Shades of #AA5FD8

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

#B573DD
#C28CE3
#CDA1E8
#D8B5ED
#E3CAF2
#F0E2F8

Shades

#983ED0
#832DB9
#6C2598
#521C73
#3A1452
#230C31

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AA5FD8.

How #AA5FD8 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#AA5FD8
Protanopia#7070D8
Protanomaly#8B6AD8
Deuteranopia#7E7ED7
Deuteranomaly#9273D7
Tritanopia#9B7878
Tritanomaly#A16FA7
Achromatopsia#808080

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AA5FD8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aa5fd8: #AA5FD8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AA5FD8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aa5fd8': '#AA5FD8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.373, blue: 0.847)
Android XML<color name="color_aa5fd8">#AA5FD8</color>
SVG fillfill="#AA5FD8"

More Purple Colors

#AA5FD8 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#AA5FD8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AA5FD8?

#AA5FD8 is a light purple — rgb(170, 95, 216) in RGB and hsl(277, 61%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rich Lilac (#B666D2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.17.

What is the RGB value of #AA5FD8?

#AA5FD8 is rgb(170, 95, 216) — red 170, green 95, and blue 216 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AA5FD8?

#AA5FD8 converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 56%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AA5FD8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AA5FD8 scores 3.93:1 against white and 5.34:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AA5FD8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AA5FD8 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 8.94, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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