#AA8CC5 Color

#AA8CC5 is rgb(170, 140, 197) in RGB and hsl(272, 33%, 66%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#AA8CC5
HEX#AA8CC5
RGBrgb(170, 140, 197)
HSLhsl(272, 33%, 66%)
HSVhsv(272, 29%, 77%)
OKLCHoklch(68.8% 0.088 308.2)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 29%, 0%, 23%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #AA8CC5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.89:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗
TextBlack text7.27:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #AA8CC5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#AA8CC5Complementary#A6C58CAnalogous#8E8CC5Analogous#C58CC3Triadic#C5AA8CTriadic#8CC5AA

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #AA8CC5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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