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#AA7FEB Color

#AA7FEB is rgb(170, 127, 235) in RGB, hsl(264, 73%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 46%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Purple (#9370DB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.93. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AA7FEB
HEX#AA7FEB
RGBrgb(170, 127, 235)
HSLhsl(264, 73%, 71%)
HSVhsv(264, 46%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 46%, 0%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(68.3% 0.159 300.6)
LABlab(60.95% 33.56 -49.10)
LCHlch(60.95% 59.47 304.35)

What #AA7FEB 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 #AA7FEB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 6.93Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 9.04Amethyst#9966CCΔE 9.73Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 9.79Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 11.42Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 14.56

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

#AA7FEB Channel Values

How #AA7FEB 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 127 · B 2358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 264° · S 73% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 264° · S 46% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 46% · Y 0% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.02:1 vs white · 6.94:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AA7FEB 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 text3.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AA7FEB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AA7FEB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AA7FEB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AA7FEB
Complementary
#C0EB7F
Analogous
#7F8AEB
Analogous
#E07FEB
Triadic
#EBAA7F
Triadic
#7FEBAA
Split comp.
#EBE07F
Split comp.
#8AEB7F

Tints & Shades of #AA7FEB

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

#B691EE
#C2A2F1
#CDB4F3
#D6C1F5
#E2D3F8
#EDE5FB

Shades

#8D53E4
#732BDE
#5B1DB9
#481792
#321065
#1E0A3E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AA7FEB.

How #AA7FEB 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#AA7FEB
Protanopia#8888EB
Protanomaly#9784EB
Deuteranopia#8F8FEA
Deuteranomaly#9B89EB
Tritanopia#9A9393
Tritanomaly#A18BBD
Achromatopsia#949494

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AA7FEB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aa7feb: #AA7FEB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AA7FEB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aa7feb': '#AA7FEB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.498, blue: 0.922)
Android XML<color name="color_aa7feb">#AA7FEB</color>
SVG fillfill="#AA7FEB"

More Purple Colors

#AA7FEB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AA7FEB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AA7FEB?

#AA7FEB is a light purple — rgb(170, 127, 235) in RGB and hsl(264, 73%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.93.

What is the RGB value of #AA7FEB?

#AA7FEB is rgb(170, 127, 235) — red 170, green 127, and blue 235 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AA7FEB?

#AA7FEB converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 46%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AA7FEB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AA7FEB scores 3.02:1 against white and 6.94:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AA7FEB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AA7FEB 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 6.93, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every purple in the color library, the guide to shades of purple, or the full color library.