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#AA6BE1 Color

#AA6BE1 is rgb(170, 107, 225) in RGB, hsl(272, 66%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 52%, 0%, 12%) 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 8.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AA6BE1
HEX#AA6BE1
RGBrgb(170, 107, 225)
HSLhsl(272, 66%, 65%)
HSVhsv(272, 52%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 52%, 0%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(64.5% 0.178 306.7)
LABlab(56.14% 42.18 -51.13)
LCHlch(56.14% 66.28 309.52)

What #AA6BE1 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 #AA6BE1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 8.97Amethyst#9966CCΔE 9.14Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 9.3Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 10.62Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 13.65Purple Plum#9C51B6ΔE 13.71

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

#AA6BE1 Channel Values

How #AA6BE1 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 107 · B 2258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 272° · S 66% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 272° · S 52% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 52% · Y 0% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.56:1 vs white · 5.9:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AA6BE1 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 text3.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AA6BE1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AA6BE1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AA6BE1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AA6BE1
Complementary
#A2E16B
Analogous
#6F6BE1
Analogous
#E16BDD
Triadic
#E1AA6B
Triadic
#6BE1AA
Split comp.
#DDE16B
Split comp.
#6BE16F

Tints & Shades of #AA6BE1

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

#B680E5
#C091E8
#CCA6ED
#D8BBF1
#E4D0F5
#EEE1F9

Shades

#9445D9
#802ACB
#6822A5
#501A7F
#381259
#230B37

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AA6BE1.

How #AA6BE1 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#AA6BE1
Protanopia#7979E1
Protanomaly#8F74E1
Deuteranopia#8484E0
Deuteranomaly#957BE0
Tritanopia#9A8282
Tritanomaly#A179B0
Achromatopsia#888888

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AA6BE1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aa6be1: #AA6BE1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AA6BE1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aa6be1': '#AA6BE1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.420, blue: 0.882)
Android XML<color name="color_aa6be1">#AA6BE1</color>
SVG fillfill="#AA6BE1"

More Purple Colors

#AA6BE1 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AA6BE1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AA6BE1?

#AA6BE1 is a light purple — rgb(170, 107, 225) in RGB and hsl(272, 66%, 65%) 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 8.97.

What is the RGB value of #AA6BE1?

#AA6BE1 is rgb(170, 107, 225) — red 170, green 107, and blue 225 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AA6BE1?

#AA6BE1 converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 52%, 0%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AA6BE1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AA6BE1 scores 3.56:1 against white and 5.9:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AA6BE1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AA6BE1 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 mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 10.62, which is visibly different.

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