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#AA95DB Color

#AA95DB is rgb(170, 149, 219) in RGB, hsl(258, 49%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 32%, 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 5.53. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AA95DB
HEX#AA95DB
RGBrgb(170, 149, 219)
HSLhsl(258, 49%, 72%)
HSVhsv(258, 32%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 32%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(71.4% 0.102 297.5)
LABlab(65.58% 18.88 -33.06)
LCHlch(65.58% 38.07 299.73)

What #AA95DB 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 #AA95DB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 5.53Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 11.19Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 11.25Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 11.62Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 12Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 12.14

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

#AA95DB Channel Values

How #AA95DB 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 149 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 258° · S 49% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 258° · S 32% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 32% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.61:1 vs white · 8.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AA95DB 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 text2.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AA95DB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AA95DB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AA95DB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AA95DB
Complementary
#C6DB95
Analogous
#95A3DB
Analogous
#CD95DB
Triadic
#DBAA95
Triadic
#95DBAA
Split comp.
#DBCD95
Split comp.
#A3DB95

Tints & Shades of #AA95DB

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

#B6A4E0
#BFAFE4
#CBBEE9
#D7CEEE
#E4DDF3
#EDE8F7

Shades

#8B6FCE
#704CC2
#5838A3
#442B7D
#2F1E57
#1D1235

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AA95DB.

How #AA95DB 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#AA95DB
Protanopia#9999DB
Protanomaly#A097DB
Deuteranopia#9C9CDB
Deuteranomaly#A299DB
Tritanopia#A0A0A0
Tritanomaly#A49CBB
Achromatopsia#A0A0A0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AA95DB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aa95db: #AA95DB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AA95DB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aa95db': '#AA95DB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.584, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_aa95db">#AA95DB</color>
SVG fillfill="#AA95DB"

More Purple Colors

#AA95DB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#AA95DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AA95DB?

#AA95DB is a light purple — rgb(170, 149, 219) in RGB and hsl(258, 49%, 72%) 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 5.53.

What is the RGB value of #AA95DB?

#AA95DB is rgb(170, 149, 219) — red 170, green 149, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AA95DB?

#AA95DB converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 32%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AA95DB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AA95DB scores 2.61:1 against white and 8.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AA95DB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AA95DB 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 18.03, which is visibly different.

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