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#AA82CE Color

#AA82CE is rgb(170, 130, 206) in RGB, hsl(272, 44%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 37%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AA82CE
HEX#AA82CE
RGBrgb(170, 130, 206)
HSLhsl(272, 44%, 66%)
HSVhsv(272, 37%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 37%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(67.4% 0.117 307.7)
LABlab(60.51% 26.75 -33.65)
LCHlch(60.51% 42.99 308.48)

What #AA82CE 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 #AA82CE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 9.21Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 9.31Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 10.06African Violet#B284BEΔE 10.34Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 10.38Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 10.54

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

#AA82CE Channel Values

How #AA82CE 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 130 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 272° · S 44% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 272° · S 37% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 37% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.09:1 vs white · 6.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AA82CE 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 text3.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AA82CE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AA82CE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AA82CE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AA82CE
Complementary
#A6CE82
Analogous
#8582CE
Analogous
#CE82CC
Triadic
#CEAB82
Triadic
#82CEAB
Split comp.
#CCCE82
Split comp.
#82CE85

Tints & Shades of #AA82CE

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

#B795D6
#C1A3DB
#CDB6E2
#D7C4E8
#E4D7EF
#EEE5F5

Shades

#9561C2
#7E45B0
#66388F
#512C72
#3A1F51
#221330

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AA82CE.

How #AA82CE 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#AA82CE
Protanopia#8A8ACE
Protanomaly#9887CE
Deuteranopia#9191CD
Deuteranomaly#9C8BCE
Tritanopia#A08F8F
Tritanomaly#A48AAC
Achromatopsia#939393

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AA82CE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aa82ce: #AA82CE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AA82CE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aa82ce': '#AA82CE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.510, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_aa82ce">#AA82CE</color>
SVG fillfill="#AA82CE"

More Purple Colors

#AA82CE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AA82CE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AA82CE?

#AA82CE is a light purple — rgb(170, 130, 206) in RGB and hsl(272, 44%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.21.

What is the RGB value of #AA82CE?

#AA82CE is rgb(170, 130, 206) — red 170, green 130, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AA82CE?

#AA82CE converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 37%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AA82CE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AA82CE scores 3.09:1 against white and 6.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AA82CE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AA82CE 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 17.89, which is visibly different.

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