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#AA92C4 Color

#AA92C4 is rgb(170, 146, 196) in RGB, hsl(269, 30%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 26%, 0%, 23%) 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 6.93. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AA92C4
HEX#AA92C4
RGBrgb(170, 146, 196)
HSLhsl(269, 30%, 67%)
HSVhsv(269, 26%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 26%, 0%, 23%)
OKLCHoklch(69.9% 0.076 306.4)
LABlab(64.08% 16.52 -22.60)
LCHlch(64.08% 27.99 306.17)

What #AA92C4 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 #AA92C4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 6.93Glossy Grape#AB92B3ΔE 9.21African Violet#B284BEΔE 9.74Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 9.79Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 9.93Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 9.96

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

#AA92C4 Channel Values

How #AA92C4 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 146 · B 1968-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 269° · S 30% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 269° · S 26% · V 77%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 26% · Y 0% · K 23%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.76:1 vs white · 7.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AA92C4 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 text2.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AA92C4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AA92C4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AA92C4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AA92C4
Complementary
#ACC492
Analogous
#9292C4
Analogous
#C392C4
Triadic
#C4AA92
Triadic
#92C4AA
Split comp.
#C4C392
Split comp.
#92C492

Tints & Shades of #AA92C4

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

#B49FCB
#C1AFD4
#CBBDDB
#D8CDE4
#E3DBEB
#F0EBF4

Shades

#9374B4
#7C57A2
#654785
#4E3767
#382749
#21172B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AA92C4.

How #AA92C4 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#AA92C4
Protanopia#9696C4
Protanomaly#9F95C4
Deuteranopia#9A9AC3
Deuteranomaly#A197C4
Tritanopia#A39999
Tritanomaly#A697AC
Achromatopsia#9C9C9C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AA92C4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aa92c4: #AA92C4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AA92C4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aa92c4': '#AA92C4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.573, blue: 0.769)
Android XML<color name="color_aa92c4">#AA92C4</color>
SVG fillfill="#AA92C4"

More Purple Colors

#AA92C4 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AA92C4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AA92C4?

#AA92C4 is a light purple — rgb(170, 146, 196) in RGB and hsl(269, 30%, 67%) 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 6.93.

What is the RGB value of #AA92C4?

#AA92C4 is rgb(170, 146, 196) — red 170, green 146, and blue 196 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AA92C4?

#AA92C4 converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 26%, 0%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AA92C4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AA92C4 scores 2.76:1 against white and 7.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AA92C4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AA92C4 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 16.91, which is visibly different.

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