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#AA8DCE Color

#AA8DCE is rgb(170, 141, 206) in RGB, hsl(267, 40%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 32%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.15. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AA8DCE
HEX#AA8DCE
RGBrgb(170, 141, 206)
HSLhsl(267, 40%, 68%)
HSVhsv(267, 32%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 32%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(69.4% 0.098 304.4)
LABlab(63.16% 20.87 -29.57)
LCHlch(63.16% 36.19 305.21)

What #AA8DCE 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 #AA8DCE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 6.15Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 7.68Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 7.76Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 8.08African Violet#B284BEΔE 8.13Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 9.85

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

#AA8DCE Channel Values

How #AA8DCE 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 141 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 267° · S 40% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 267° · S 32% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 32% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.83:1 vs white · 7.41:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AA8DCE 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 text2.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AA8DCE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AA8DCE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AA8DCE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AA8DCE
Complementary
#B1CE8D
Analogous
#8D90CE
Analogous
#CB8DCE
Triadic
#CEAA8D
Triadic
#8DCEAA
Split comp.
#CECB8D
Split comp.
#90CE8D

Tints & Shades of #AA8DCE

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

#B59BD4
#C2ADDC
#CDBBE2
#D7C9E8
#E2D8EE
#EFEAF6

Shades

#926DC0
#7A4DB3
#643F92
#4C2F6F
#36224F
#20142E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AA8DCE.

How #AA8DCE 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#AA8DCE
Protanopia#9292CE
Protanomaly#9C90CE
Deuteranopia#9797CD
Deuteranomaly#9F93CE
Tritanopia#A19797
Tritanomaly#A593B0
Achromatopsia#999999

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AA8DCE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aa8dce: #AA8DCE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AA8DCE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aa8dce': '#AA8DCE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.553, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_aa8dce">#AA8DCE</color>
SVG fillfill="#AA8DCE"

More Purple Colors

#AA8DCE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AA8DCE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AA8DCE?

#AA8DCE is a light purple — rgb(170, 141, 206) in RGB and hsl(267, 40%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.15.

What is the RGB value of #AA8DCE?

#AA8DCE is rgb(170, 141, 206) — red 170, green 141, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AA8DCE?

#AA8DCE converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 32%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AA8DCE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AA8DCE scores 2.83:1 against white and 7.41:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AA8DCE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AA8DCE 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 16.11, which is visibly different.

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