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#AA84FB Color

#AA84FB is rgb(170, 132, 251) in RGB, hsl(259, 94%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(32%, 47%, 0%, 2%) 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 9.69. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AA84FB
HEX#AA84FB
RGBrgb(170, 132, 251)
HSLhsl(259, 94%, 75%)
HSVhsv(259, 47%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(32%, 47%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(70% 0.171 296.4)
LABlab(62.79% 33.97 -55.00)
LCHlch(62.79% 64.65 301.70)

What #AA84FB 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 #AA84FB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 9.69Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 13.9Amethyst#9966CCΔE 14.25Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 14.95Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 15.05Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 16.25

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

#AA84FB Channel Values

How #AA84FB 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 132 · B 2518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 259° · S 94% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 259° · S 47% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 32% · M 47% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.84:1 vs white · 7.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AA84FB 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 text2.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AA84FB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AA84FB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AA84FB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AA84FB
Complementary
#D5FB83
Analogous
#8399FB
Analogous
#E583FB
Triadic
#FBA983
Triadic
#83FBA9
Split comp.
#FBE583
Split comp.
#99FB83

Tints & Shades of #AA84FB

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

#B492FC
#C1A6FC
#CCB5FD
#D6C4FD
#E0D2FE
#EEE6FE

Shades

#8752FA
#6520F8
#4B07DF
#3905A8
#280477
#170245

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AA84FB.

How #AA84FB 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#AA84FB
Protanopia#8B8BFB
Protanomaly#9989FB
Deuteranopia#9292FA
Deuteranomaly#9C8DFB
Tritanopia#979A9A
Tritanomaly#9F92C8
Achromatopsia#999999

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AA84FB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aa84fb: #AA84FB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AA84FB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aa84fb': '#AA84FB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.518, blue: 0.984)
Android XML<color name="color_aa84fb">#AA84FB</color>
SVG fillfill="#AA84FB"

More Purple Colors

#AA84FB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#AA84FB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AA84FB?

#AA84FB is a light purple — rgb(170, 132, 251) in RGB and hsl(259, 94%, 75%) 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 9.69.

What is the RGB value of #AA84FB?

#AA84FB is rgb(170, 132, 251) — red 170, green 132, and blue 251 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AA84FB?

#AA84FB converts to approximately cmyk(32%, 47%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AA84FB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AA84FB scores 2.84:1 against white and 7.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AA84FB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AA84FB 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 9.69, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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