#AA8FAE Color

#AA8FAE is rgb(170, 143, 174) in RGB, hsl(292, 16%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(2%, 18%, 0%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Glossy Grape (#AB92B3), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.72. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AA8FAE

HEX#AA8FAE

RGBrgb(170, 143, 174)

HSLhsl(292, 16%, 62%)

HSVhsv(292, 18%, 68%)

CMYKcmyk(2%, 18%, 0%, 32%)

OKLCHoklch(68.5% 0.054 322)

LABlab(62.68% 14.68 -12.37)

LCHlch(62.68% 19.20 319.86)

What #AA8FAE 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 #AA8FAE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Glossy Grape#AB92B3ΔE 1.72 Pastel Purple#B39EB5ΔE 6.93 Lilac Luster#AE98AAΔE 7.66 Heliotrope Gray#AA98A9ΔE 8.43 Lilac#C8A2C8ΔE 9.7 Opera Mauve#B784A7ΔE 9.96

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#AA8FAE Channel Values

How #AA8FAE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 170 · G 143 · B 174	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 292° · S 16% · L 62%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 292° · S 18% · V 68%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 2% · M 18% · Y 0% · K 32%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.9:1 vs white · 7.25:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AA8FAE 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 text2.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text7.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AA8FAE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AA8FAE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #AA8FAE

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.

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How #AA8FAE 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#AA8FAE

Protanopia#9494AE

Protanomaly#9D92AE

Deuteranopia#9999AD

Deuteranomaly#A095AE

Tritanopia#A69393

Tritanomaly#A8929F

Achromatopsia#989898

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Using #AA8FAE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aa8fae: #AA8FAE;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AA8FAE;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aa8fae': '#AA8FAE' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.561, blue: 0.682)

Android XML<color name="color_aa8fae">#AA8FAE</color>

SVG fillfill="#AA8FAE"

More Pink Colors

#AA8FAE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15 fff5ff 240024 fff5f8 2e051f fff0ff 2f1d2f fff0f6 301934 fff0f5 330033 ffe0f0 57001d 754875 940094 a800b7 c43162 d07cd0 e0115f e936a7 f38fa9 fb64b6 ff0a85 ff70b8

#AA8FAE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AA8FAE?

#AA8FAE is a light pink — rgb(170, 143, 174) in RGB and hsl(292, 16%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Glossy Grape (#AB92B3), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.72.

What is the RGB value of #AA8FAE?

#AA8FAE is rgb(170, 143, 174) — red 170, green 143, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AA8FAE?

#AA8FAE converts to approximately cmyk(2%, 18%, 0%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AA8FAE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AA8FAE scores 2.9:1 against white and 7.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AA8FAE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AA8FAE 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 thistle (#D8BFD8) at a CIE76 distance of 17.83, which is visibly different.

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