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#AA7CDE Color

#AA7CDE is rgb(170, 124, 222) in RGB, hsl(268, 60%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 44%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender (Floral) (#B57EDC), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.47. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AA7CDE
HEX#AA7CDE
RGBrgb(170, 124, 222)
HSLhsl(268, 60%, 68%)
HSVhsv(268, 44%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 44%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(67.1% 0.147 304.4)
LABlab(59.73% 32.76 -43.80)
LCHlch(59.73% 54.70 306.79)

What #AA7CDE 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 #AA7CDE, 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.

#AA7CDE Channel Values

How #AA7CDE 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 124 · B 2228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 268° · S 60% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 268° · S 44% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 44% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.16:1 vs white · 6.65:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AA7CDE 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 text3.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AA7CDE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AA7CDE; 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 #AA7CDE

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

Shades

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How #AA7CDE 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#AA7CDE
Protanopia#8585DE
Protanomaly#9582DE
Deuteranopia#8D8DDD
Deuteranomaly#9A87DE
Tritanopia#9C8D8D
Tritanomaly#A287B3
Achromatopsia#919191

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AA7CDE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aa7cde: #AA7CDE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AA7CDE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aa7cde': '#AA7CDE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.486, blue: 0.871)
Android XML<color name="color_aa7cde">#AA7CDE</color>
SVG fillfill="#AA7CDE"

More Purple Colors

#AA7CDE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AA7CDE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AA7CDE?

#AA7CDE is a light purple — rgb(170, 124, 222) in RGB and hsl(268, 60%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender (Floral) (#B57EDC), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.47.

What is the RGB value of #AA7CDE?

#AA7CDE is rgb(170, 124, 222) — red 170, green 124, and blue 222 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AA7CDE?

#AA7CDE converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 44%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AA7CDE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AA7CDE scores 3.16:1 against white and 6.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AA7CDE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AA7CDE 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 8.69, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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