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#AA61DB Color

#AA61DB is rgb(170, 97, 219) in RGB, hsl(276, 63%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 56%, 0%, 14%) 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 8.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AA61DB
HEX#AA61DB
RGBrgb(170, 97, 219)
HSLhsl(276, 63%, 62%)
HSVhsv(276, 56%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 56%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(62.7% 0.186 309.7)
LABlab(53.82% 46.17 -51.42)
LCHlch(53.82% 69.11 311.92)

What #AA61DB 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 #AA61DB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 8.79Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 9.71Amethyst#9966CCΔE 11.8Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 11.82Purple Plum#9C51B6ΔE 12.65Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 14.5

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

#AA61DB Channel Values

How #AA61DB 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 97 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 276° · S 63% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 276° · S 56% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 56% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.86:1 vs white · 5.44:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AA61DB 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 text3.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AA61DB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AA61DB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AA61DB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AA61DB
Complementary
#92DB61
Analogous
#6D61DB
Analogous
#DB61CF
Triadic
#DBAA61
Triadic
#61DBAA
Split comp.
#CFDB61
Split comp.
#61DB6D

Tints & Shades of #AA61DB

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

#B576E0
#C18BE5
#CC9FE9
#D9B8EF
#E4CDF4
#EFE2F8

Shades

#9840D4
#812ABB
#6A239A
#531B79
#3C1457
#220B32

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AA61DB.

How #AA61DB 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#AA61DB
Protanopia#7272DB
Protanomaly#8C6BDB
Deuteranopia#7F7FDA
Deuteranomaly#9274DA
Tritanopia#9B7A7A
Tritanomaly#A171AA
Achromatopsia#828282

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AA61DB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aa61db: #AA61DB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AA61DB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aa61db': '#AA61DB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.380, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_aa61db">#AA61DB</color>
SVG fillfill="#AA61DB"

More Purple Colors

#AA61DB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#AA61DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AA61DB?

#AA61DB is a light purple — rgb(170, 97, 219) in RGB and hsl(276, 63%, 62%) 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 8.79.

What is the RGB value of #AA61DB?

#AA61DB is rgb(170, 97, 219) — red 170, green 97, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AA61DB?

#AA61DB converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 56%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AA61DB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AA61DB scores 3.86:1 against white and 5.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AA61DB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AA61DB 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 9.71, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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