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#AA6499 Color

#AA6499 is rgb(170, 100, 153) in RGB, hsl(315, 29%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 41%, 10%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pearly Purple (#B768A2), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.7. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AA6499
HEX#AA6499
RGBrgb(170, 100, 153)
HSLhsl(315, 29%, 53%)
HSVhsv(315, 41%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 41%, 10%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(59.9% 0.114 336.5)
LABlab(51.85% 34.63 -16.53)
LCHlch(51.85% 38.37 334.49)

What #AA6499 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 #AA6499, 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.

#AA6499 Channel Values

How #AA6499 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 100 · B 1538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 315° · S 29% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 315° · S 41% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 41% · Y 10% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.21:1 vs white · 4.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AA6499 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 text4.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AA6499

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AA6499; 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 #AA6499

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 #AA6499.

How #AA6499 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#AA6499
Protanopia#747499
Protanomaly#8D6E99
Deuteranopia#818197
Deuteranomaly#937698
Tritanopia#A56D6D
Tritanomaly#A76981
Achromatopsia#7B7B7B

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Using #AA6499 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aa6499: #AA6499;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AA6499;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aa6499': '#AA6499' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.392, blue: 0.600)
Android XML<color name="color_aa6499">#AA6499</color>
SVG fillfill="#AA6499"

More Pink Colors

#AA6499 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AA6499 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AA6499?

#AA6499 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(170, 100, 153) in RGB and hsl(315, 29%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pearly Purple (#B768A2), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.7.

What is the RGB value of #AA6499?

#AA6499 is rgb(170, 100, 153) — red 170, green 100, and blue 153 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AA6499?

#AA6499 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 41%, 10%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AA6499 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AA6499 scores 4.21:1 against white and 4.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AA6499 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AA6499 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 22.48, which is visibly different.

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