#AA66EA Color

#AA66EA is rgb(170, 102, 234) in RGB, hsl(271, 76%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(27%, 56%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), visibly different at ΔE 11.17. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AA66EA

HEX#AA66EA

RGBrgb(170, 102, 234)

HSLhsl(271, 76%, 66%)

HSVhsv(271, 56%, 92%)

CMYKcmyk(27%, 56%, 0%, 8%)

OKLCHoklch(64.3% 0.196 305.3)

LABlab(55.54% 46.32 -57.11)

LCHlch(55.54% 73.53 309.04)

What #AA66EA 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 #AA66EA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 11.17 Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 13.18 Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 14.22 Amethyst#9966CCΔE 15.74 Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 16.02 Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 16.17

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

#AA66EA Channel Values

How #AA66EA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 170 · G 102 · B 234	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 271° · S 76% · L 66%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 271° · S 56% · V 92%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 27% · M 56% · Y 0% · K 8%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.62:1 vs white · 5.8:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AA66EA 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 text3.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text5.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AA66EA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AA66EA; 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 #AA66EA

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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How #AA66EA 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#AA66EA

Protanopia#7575EA

Protanomaly#8D6FEA

Deuteranopia#8282E9

Deuteranomaly#9378E9

Tritanopia#988181

Tritanomaly#A077B5

Achromatopsia#868686

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Using #AA66EA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aa66ea: #AA66EA;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AA66EA;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aa66ea': '#AA66EA' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.400, blue: 0.918)

Android XML<color name="color_aa66ea">#AA66EA</color>

SVG fillfill="#AA66EA"

More Purple Colors

#AA66EA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

ab92b3 aa00ff ad34cb a84ed4 ad46ff a76bcf af00fa a684ff af95e4 a679d2 b19cd9 a600ff ba55d3 cc66ff dabcf6 eddaf6 1e0033 330099 470659 592d86 6633ff 79258e 8f00ff 9947e6

#AA66EA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AA66EA?

#AA66EA is a light purple — rgb(170, 102, 234) in RGB and hsl(271, 76%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.17.

What is the RGB value of #AA66EA?

#AA66EA is rgb(170, 102, 234) — red 170, green 102, and blue 234 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AA66EA?

#AA66EA converts to approximately cmyk(27%, 56%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AA66EA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AA66EA scores 3.62:1 against white and 5.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AA66EA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AA66EA 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 13.18, which is visibly different.

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