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#AA87B5 Color

#AA87B5 is rgb(170, 135, 181) in RGB, hsl(286, 24%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 25%, 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 7.28. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AA87B5
HEX#AA87B5
RGBrgb(170, 135, 181)
HSLhsl(286, 24%, 62%)
HSVhsv(286, 25%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 25%, 0%, 29%)
OKLCHoklch(67.2% 0.077 318)
LABlab(60.88% 20.01 -19.01)
LCHlch(60.88% 27.60 316.46)

What #AA87B5 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 #AA87B5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

African Violet#B284BEΔE 7.28Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 8.05Glossy Grape#AB92B3ΔE 8.36Opera Mauve#B784A7ΔE 9.54Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 9.73Pastel Violet#CB99C9ΔE 9.99

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

#AA87B5 Channel Values

How #AA87B5 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 135 · B 1818-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 286° · S 24% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 286° · S 25% · V 71%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 25% · Y 0% · K 29%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.07:1 vs white · 6.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AA87B5 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 text3.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AA87B5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AA87B5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AA87B5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AA87B5
Complementary
#92B587
Analogous
#9387B5
Analogous
#B587A9
Triadic
#B5AB87
Triadic
#87B5AB
Split comp.
#A9B587
Split comp.
#87B593

Tints & Shades of #AA87B5

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

#B697BF
#C1A6C9
#CCB6D2
#D9C9DE
#E4D9E8
#EFE9F1

Shades

#996EA6
#81578E
#6A4875
#53385C
#3C2942
#231726

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AA87B5.

How #AA87B5 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#AA87B5
Protanopia#8E8EB5
Protanomaly#9A8BB5
Deuteranopia#9494B4
Deuteranomaly#9D8FB5
Tritanopia#A58E8E
Tritanomaly#A78B9F
Achromatopsia#939393

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AA87B5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aa87b5: #AA87B5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AA87B5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aa87b5': '#AA87B5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.529, blue: 0.710)
Android XML<color name="color_aa87b5">#AA87B5</color>
SVG fillfill="#AA87B5"

More Purple Colors

#AA87B5 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AA87B5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AA87B5?

#AA87B5 is a light purple — rgb(170, 135, 181) in RGB and hsl(286, 24%, 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 7.28.

What is the RGB value of #AA87B5?

#AA87B5 is rgb(170, 135, 181) — red 170, green 135, and blue 181 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AA87B5?

#AA87B5 converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 25%, 0%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AA87B5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AA87B5 scores 3.07:1 against white and 6.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AA87B5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AA87B5 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 16.61, which is visibly different.

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