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#AA8FDC Color

#AA8FDC is rgb(170, 143, 220) in RGB, hsl(261, 52%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 35%, 0%, 14%) 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 9.81. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AA8FDC
HEX#AA8FDC
RGBrgb(170, 143, 220)
HSLhsl(261, 52%, 71%)
HSVhsv(261, 35%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 35%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(70.4% 0.113 299.6)
LABlab(64.14% 22.26 -35.83)
LCHlch(64.14% 42.18 301.85)

What #AA8FDC 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 #AA8FDC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 9.81Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 11.31Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 11.62Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 12.09Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 12.73African Violet#B284BEΔE 13.25

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

#AA8FDC Channel Values

How #AA8FDC 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 143 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 261° · S 52% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 261° · S 35% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 35% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.74:1 vs white · 7.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AA8FDC 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 text2.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AA8FDC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AA8FDC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AA8FDC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AA8FDC
Complementary
#C1DC8F
Analogous
#8F9ADC
Analogous
#D08FDC
Triadic
#DCAA8F
Triadic
#8FDCAA
Split comp.
#DCD08F
Split comp.
#9ADC8F

Tints & Shades of #AA8FDC

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

#B59EE0
#C1AEE5
#CDBDEA
#D6C9EE
#E2D8F3
#EDE8F8

Shades

#8C68CF
#7245C4
#5A33A3
#472880
#321C59
#1E1136

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AA8FDC.

How #AA8FDC 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#AA8FDC
Protanopia#9494DC
Protanomaly#9D92DC
Deuteranopia#9999DC
Deuteranomaly#A095DC
Tritanopia#9F9C9C
Tritanomaly#A397B9
Achromatopsia#9C9C9C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AA8FDC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aa8fdc: #AA8FDC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AA8FDC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aa8fdc': '#AA8FDC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.561, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_aa8fdc">#AA8FDC</color>
SVG fillfill="#AA8FDC"

More Purple Colors

#AA8FDC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AA8FDC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AA8FDC?

#AA8FDC is a light purple — rgb(170, 143, 220) in RGB and hsl(261, 52%, 71%) 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 9.81.

What is the RGB value of #AA8FDC?

#AA8FDC is rgb(170, 143, 220) — red 170, green 143, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AA8FDC?

#AA8FDC converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 35%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AA8FDC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AA8FDC scores 2.74:1 against white and 7.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AA8FDC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AA8FDC 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 18.75, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every purple in the color library, the guide to shades of purple, or the full color library.