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#AA94E0 Color

#AA94E0 is rgb(170, 148, 224) in RGB, hsl(257, 55%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 34%, 0%, 12%) 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 8.55. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AA94E0
HEX#AA94E0
RGBrgb(170, 148, 224)
HSLhsl(257, 55%, 73%)
HSVhsv(257, 34%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 34%, 0%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(71.5% 0.111 296.8)
LABlab(65.51% 20.32 -35.92)
LCHlch(65.51% 41.27 299.49)

What #AA94E0 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 #AA94E0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 8.55Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 12.76Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 12.83Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 12.88Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 13.07Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 13.78

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

#AA94E0 Channel Values

How #AA94E0 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 148 · B 2248-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 257° · S 55% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 257° · S 34% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 34% · Y 0% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.62:1 vs white · 8.02:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AA94E0 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 text2.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AA94E0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AA94E0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AA94E0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AA94E0
Complementary
#CBE094
Analogous
#94A5E0
Analogous
#D094E0
Triadic
#E0AA94
Triadic
#94E0AA
Split comp.
#E0D094
Split comp.
#A5E094

Tints & Shades of #AA94E0

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

#B6A4E5
#C0B0E8
#CCC0ED
#D6CCF0
#E3DBF5
#ECE7F8

Shades

#8A6DD5
#6B45C9
#5431AA
#422786
#2F1C5F
#1B1037

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AA94E0.

How #AA94E0 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#AA94E0
Protanopia#9898E0
Protanomaly#A096E0
Deuteranopia#9C9CE0
Deuteranomaly#A299E0
Tritanopia#9FA0A0
Tritanomaly#A39CBD
Achromatopsia#A0A0A0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AA94E0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aa94e0: #AA94E0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AA94E0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aa94e0': '#AA94E0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.580, blue: 0.878)
Android XML<color name="color_aa94e0">#AA94E0</color>
SVG fillfill="#AA94E0"

More Purple Colors

#AA94E0 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#AA94E0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AA94E0?

#AA94E0 is a light purple — rgb(170, 148, 224) in RGB and hsl(257, 55%, 73%) 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 8.55.

What is the RGB value of #AA94E0?

#AA94E0 is rgb(170, 148, 224) — red 170, green 148, and blue 224 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AA94E0?

#AA94E0 converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 34%, 0%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AA94E0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AA94E0 scores 2.62:1 against white and 8.02:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AA94E0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AA94E0 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 19.17, which is visibly different.

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