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#AA7ABD Color

#AA7ABD is rgb(170, 122, 189) in RGB, hsl(283, 34%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 35%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is African Violet (#B284BE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AA7ABD
HEX#AA7ABD
RGBrgb(170, 122, 189)
HSLhsl(283, 34%, 61%)
HSVhsv(283, 35%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 35%, 0%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(65.2% 0.11 316.1)
LABlab(58.02% 28.22 -27.89)
LCHlch(58.02% 39.68 315.33)

What #AA7ABD 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 #AA7ABD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

African Violet#B284BEΔE 6.06Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 6.57Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 7.52Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 8.84Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 11.76Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 14.29

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

#AA7ABD Channel Values

How #AA7ABD 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 122 · B 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 283° · S 34% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 283° · S 35% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 35% · Y 0% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.37:1 vs white · 6.23:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AA7ABD 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 text3.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AA7ABD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AA7ABD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AA7ABD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AA7ABD
Complementary
#8DBD7A
Analogous
#887ABD
Analogous
#BD7AAF
Triadic
#BDAA7A
Triadic
#7ABDAA
Split comp.
#AFBD7A
Split comp.
#7ABD88

Tints & Shades of #AA7ABD

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

#B58BC6
#C29FD0
#CDB0D8
#D8C1E1
#E3D3E9
#F0E7F3

Shades

#995EB0
#844C9A
#6C3E7E
#522F60
#3B2244
#231429

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AA7ABD.

How #AA7ABD 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#AA7ABD
Protanopia#8484BD
Protanomaly#9580BD
Deuteranopia#8C8CBC
Deuteranomaly#9985BC
Tritanopia#A28585
Tritanomaly#A5819E
Achromatopsia#8C8C8C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AA7ABD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aa7abd: #AA7ABD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AA7ABD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aa7abd': '#AA7ABD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.478, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_aa7abd">#AA7ABD</color>
SVG fillfill="#AA7ABD"

More Purple Colors

#AA7ABD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AA7ABD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AA7ABD?

#AA7ABD is a light purple — rgb(170, 122, 189) in RGB and hsl(283, 34%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is African Violet (#B284BE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.06.

What is the RGB value of #AA7ABD?

#AA7ABD is rgb(170, 122, 189) — red 170, green 122, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AA7ABD?

#AA7ABD converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 35%, 0%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AA7ABD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AA7ABD scores 3.37:1 against white and 6.23:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AA7ABD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AA7ABD 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 16.66, which is visibly different.

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