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#AA86DA Color

#AA86DA is rgb(170, 134, 218) in RGB, hsl(266, 53%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 39%, 0%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender (Floral) (#B57EDC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.35. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AA86DA
HEX#AA86DA
RGBrgb(170, 134, 218)
HSLhsl(266, 53%, 69%)
HSVhsv(266, 39%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 39%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(68.6% 0.126 303)
LABlab(61.90% 26.71 -38.19)
LCHlch(61.90% 46.61 304.97)

What #AA86DA 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 #AA86DA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 8.35Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 10.1Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 12.98Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 12.98Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 14.14Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 14.25

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

#AA86DA Channel Values

How #AA86DA 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 2188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 266° · S 53% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 266° · S 39% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 39% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.94:1 vs white · 7.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AA86DA 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 text2.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AA86DA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AA86DA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AA86DA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AA86DA
Complementary
#B6DA86
Analogous
#868CDA
Analogous
#D486DA
Triadic
#DAAA86
Triadic
#86DAAA
Split comp.
#DAD486
Split comp.
#8CDA86

Tints & Shades of #AA86DA

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

#B596DF
#C0A5E3
#CBB5E8
#D9C8EE
#E4D8F3
#EFE8F8

Shades

#9263CF
#763CC3
#6131A0
#4C267D
#371C5A
#1F1033

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AA86DA.

How #AA86DA 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#AA86DA
Protanopia#8D8DDA
Protanomaly#998ADA
Deuteranopia#9393D9
Deuteranomaly#9D8EDA
Tritanopia#9E9494
Tritanomaly#A38FB4
Achromatopsia#969696

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AA86DA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aa86da: #AA86DA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AA86DA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aa86da': '#AA86DA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.525, blue: 0.855)
Android XML<color name="color_aa86da">#AA86DA</color>
SVG fillfill="#AA86DA"

More Purple Colors

#AA86DA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#AA86DA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AA86DA?

#AA86DA is a light purple — rgb(170, 134, 218) in RGB and hsl(266, 53%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender (Floral) (#B57EDC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.35.

What is the RGB value of #AA86DA?

#AA86DA is rgb(170, 134, 218) — red 170, green 134, and blue 218 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AA86DA?

#AA86DA converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 39%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AA86DA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AA86DA scores 2.94:1 against white and 7.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AA86DA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AA86DA 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 15.33, which is visibly different.

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