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#AA8CC0 Color

#AA8CC0 is rgb(170, 140, 192) in RGB, hsl(275, 29%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 27%, 0%, 25%) 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 6.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AA8CC0
HEX#AA8CC0
RGBrgb(170, 140, 192)
HSLhsl(275, 29%, 65%)
HSVhsv(275, 27%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 27%, 0%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(68.6% 0.082 310.5)
LABlab(62.46% 19.07 -22.82)
LCHlch(62.46% 29.73 309.89)

What #AA8CC0 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 #AA8CC0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

African Violet#B284BEΔE 6.87Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 7.11Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 7.99Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 7.99Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 9.52Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 10.07

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

#AA8CC0 Channel Values

How #AA8CC0 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 140 · B 1928-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 275° · S 29% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 275° · S 27% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 27% · Y 0% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.91:1 vs white · 7.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AA8CC0 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 text2.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AA8CC0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AA8CC0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AA8CC0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AA8CC0
Complementary
#A1C08C
Analogous
#908CC0
Analogous
#C08CBB
Triadic
#C0AA8C
Triadic
#8CC0AA
Split comp.
#BBC08C
Split comp.
#8CC090

Tints & Shades of #AA8CC0

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

#B69CC9
#C0A9D0
#CCBAD9
#D8CAE2
#E4DBEB
#EEE8F2

Shades

#946EAF
#80579E
#684780
#503663
#382645
#23182B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AA8CC0.

How #AA8CC0 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#AA8CC0
Protanopia#9292C0
Protanomaly#9C8FC0
Deuteranopia#9797BF
Deuteranomaly#9F93C0
Tritanopia#A39494
Tritanomaly#A691A7
Achromatopsia#979797

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AA8CC0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aa8cc0: #AA8CC0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AA8CC0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aa8cc0': '#AA8CC0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.549, blue: 0.753)
Android XML<color name="color_aa8cc0">#AA8CC0</color>
SVG fillfill="#AA8CC0"

More Purple Colors

#AA8CC0 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AA8CC0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AA8CC0?

#AA8CC0 is a light purple — rgb(170, 140, 192) in RGB and hsl(275, 29%, 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 6.87.

What is the RGB value of #AA8CC0?

#AA8CC0 is rgb(170, 140, 192) — red 170, green 140, and blue 192 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AA8CC0?

#AA8CC0 converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 27%, 0%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AA8CC0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AA8CC0 scores 2.91:1 against white and 7.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AA8CC0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AA8CC0 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 15.92, which is visibly different.

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