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#AA89C2 Color

#AA89C2 is rgb(170, 137, 194) in RGB, hsl(275, 32%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 29%, 0%, 24%) 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 5.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AA89C2
HEX#AA89C2
RGBrgb(170, 137, 194)
HSLhsl(275, 32%, 65%)
HSVhsv(275, 29%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 29%, 0%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(68.1% 0.09 310.5)
LABlab(61.78% 21.00 -24.96)
LCHlch(61.78% 32.62 310.07)

What #AA89C2 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 #AA89C2, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

African Violet#B284BEΔE 5.09Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 5.27Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 6.49Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 7.52Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 7.98Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 9.82

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

#AA89C2 Channel Values

How #AA89C2 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 137 · B 1948-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 275° · S 32% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 275° · S 29% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 29% · Y 0% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.97:1 vs white · 7.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AA89C2 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 text2.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AA89C2 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AA89C2

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AA89C2; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AA89C2
Complementary
#A1C289
Analogous
#8E89C2
Analogous
#C289BE
Triadic
#C2AB89
Triadic
#89C2AB
Split comp.
#BEC289
Split comp.
#89C28E

Tints & Shades of #AA89C2

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

#B79ACB
#C0A7D2
#CCB8DB
#D8C9E3
#E4DAEC
#EEE7F3

Shades

#956BB3
#8153A2
#694483
#513465
#382447
#23172C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AA89C2.

How #AA89C2 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#AA89C2
Protanopia#8F8FC2
Protanomaly#9B8DC2
Deuteranopia#9595C1
Deuteranomaly#9E90C2
Tritanopia#A39292
Tritanomaly#A68EA7
Achromatopsia#969696

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AA89C2 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aa89c2: #AA89C2;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AA89C2;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aa89c2': '#AA89C2' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.537, blue: 0.761)
Android XML<color name="color_aa89c2">#AA89C2</color>
SVG fillfill="#AA89C2"

More Purple Colors

#AA89C2 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AA89C2 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AA89C2?

#AA89C2 is a light purple — rgb(170, 137, 194) in RGB and hsl(275, 32%, 65%) 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 5.09.

What is the RGB value of #AA89C2?

#AA89C2 is rgb(170, 137, 194) — red 170, green 137, and blue 194 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AA89C2?

#AA89C2 converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 29%, 0%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AA89C2 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AA89C2 scores 2.97:1 against white and 7.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AA89C2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AA89C2 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 15.38, which is visibly different.

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