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#AA86B6 Color

#AA86B6 is rgb(170, 134, 182) in RGB, hsl(285, 25%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 26%, 0%, 29%) 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 6.22. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AA86B6
HEX#AA86B6
RGBrgb(170, 134, 182)
HSLhsl(285, 25%, 62%)
HSVhsv(285, 26%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 26%, 0%, 29%)
OKLCHoklch(67.1% 0.08 317.6)
LABlab(60.67% 20.70 -19.90)
LCHlch(60.67% 28.71 316.13)

What #AA86B6 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 #AA86B6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

African Violet#B284BEΔE 6.22Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 7.05Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 8.91Glossy Grape#AB92B3ΔE 9.48Pastel Violet#CB99C9ΔE 10.04Opera Mauve#B784A7ΔE 10.08

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

#AA86B6 Channel Values

How #AA86B6 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 134 · B 1828-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 285° · S 25% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 285° · S 26% · V 71%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 26% · Y 0% · K 29%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 #AA86B6 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 #AA86B6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AA86B6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AA86B6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AA86B6
Complementary
#92B686
Analogous
#9286B6
Analogous
#B686AA
Triadic
#B6AA86
Triadic
#86B6AA
Split comp.
#AAB686
Split comp.
#86B692

Tints & Shades of #AA86B6

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

#B596C0
#C1A6C9
#CCB6D3
#D9C9DE
#E4D9E8
#EFE9F2

Shades

#986CA7
#81568F
#6A4776
#53375C
#3C2843
#221726

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AA86B6.

How #AA86B6 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#AA86B6
Protanopia#8D8DB6
Protanomaly#998AB6
Deuteranopia#9393B5
Deuteranomaly#9D8EB6
Tritanopia#A48D8D
Tritanomaly#A78A9F
Achromatopsia#939393

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AA86B6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aa86b6: #AA86B6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AA86B6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aa86b6': '#AA86B6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.525, blue: 0.714)
Android XML<color name="color_aa86b6">#AA86B6</color>
SVG fillfill="#AA86B6"

More Purple Colors

#AA86B6 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AA86B6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AA86B6?

#AA86B6 is a light purple — rgb(170, 134, 182) in RGB and hsl(285, 25%, 62%) 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 6.22.

What is the RGB value of #AA86B6?

#AA86B6 is rgb(170, 134, 182) — red 170, green 134, and blue 182 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AA86B6?

#AA86B6 converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 26%, 0%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AA86B6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AA86B6 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 #AA86B6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AA86B6 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 16.22, which is visibly different.

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