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#AA75FA Color

#AA75FA is rgb(170, 117, 250) in RGB, hsl(264, 93%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(32%, 53%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), visibly different at ΔE 13.12. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AA75FA
HEX#AA75FA
RGBrgb(170, 117, 250)
HSLhsl(264, 93%, 72%)
HSVhsv(264, 53%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(32%, 53%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(67.5% 0.192 299.6)
LABlab(59.43% 41.65 -59.78)
LCHlch(59.43% 72.86 304.86)

What #AA75FA 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 #AA75FA, 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 purple in the library.

#AA75FA Channel Values

How #AA75FA 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 117 · B 2508-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 264° · S 93% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 264° · S 53% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 32% · M 53% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.17:1 vs white · 6.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AA75FA 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 text3.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AA75FA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AA75FA; 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 #AA75FA

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

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How #AA75FA 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#AA75FA
Protanopia#8080FA
Protanomaly#937CFA
Deuteranopia#8989F9
Deuteranomaly#9882FA
Tritanopia#968F8F
Tritanomaly#9E86C3
Achromatopsia#919191

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Using #AA75FA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aa75fa: #AA75FA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AA75FA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aa75fa': '#AA75FA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.459, blue: 0.980)
Android XML<color name="color_aa75fa">#AA75FA</color>
SVG fillfill="#AA75FA"

More Purple Colors

#AA75FA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AA75FA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AA75FA?

#AA75FA is a light purple — rgb(170, 117, 250) in RGB and hsl(264, 93%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 13.12.

What is the RGB value of #AA75FA?

#AA75FA is rgb(170, 117, 250) — red 170, green 117, and blue 250 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AA75FA?

#AA75FA converts to approximately cmyk(32%, 53%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AA75FA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AA75FA scores 3.17:1 against white and 6.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AA75FA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AA75FA 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 mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 13.12, which is visibly different.

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