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#AA95E4 Color

#AA95E4 is rgb(170, 149, 228) in RGB, hsl(256, 59%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 35%, 0%, 11%) 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 9.98. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AA95E4
HEX#AA95E4
RGBrgb(170, 149, 228)
HSLhsl(256, 59%, 74%)
HSVhsv(256, 35%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 35%, 0%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(71.9% 0.115 295.6)
LABlab(65.90% 20.52 -37.52)
LCHlch(65.90% 42.76 298.68)

What #AA95E4 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 #AA95E4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 9.98Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 13.19Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 14.04Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 14.27Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 14.28Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 15.06

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

#AA95E4 Channel Values

How #AA95E4 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 2288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 256° · S 59% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 256° · S 35% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 35% · Y 0% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.58:1 vs white · 8.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AA95E4 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 text2.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AA95E4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AA95E4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AA95E4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AA95E4
Complementary
#CFE496
Analogous
#96A8E4
Analogous
#D296E4
Triadic
#E4AA96
Triadic
#96E4AA
Split comp.
#E4D296
Split comp.
#A8E496

Tints & Shades of #AA95E4

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

#B4A2E7
#C1B2EB
#CBBEEE
#D8CEF2
#E2DBF6
#EFEBFA

Shades

#8A6DD9
#6944CF
#512EB2
#3F248A
#2C1961
#1A0F39

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AA95E4.

How #AA95E4 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#AA95E4
Protanopia#9999E4
Protanomaly#A097E4
Deuteranopia#9C9CE4
Deuteranomaly#A299E4
Tritanopia#9EA2A2
Tritanomaly#A39DC0
Achromatopsia#A1A1A1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AA95E4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aa95e4: #AA95E4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AA95E4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aa95e4': '#AA95E4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.584, blue: 0.894)
Android XML<color name="color_aa95e4">#AA95E4</color>
SVG fillfill="#AA95E4"

More Purple Colors

#AA95E4 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AA95E4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AA95E4?

#AA95E4 is a light purple — rgb(170, 149, 228) in RGB and hsl(256, 59%, 74%) 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 9.98.

What is the RGB value of #AA95E4?

#AA95E4 is rgb(170, 149, 228) — red 170, green 149, and blue 228 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AA95E4?

#AA95E4 converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 35%, 0%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AA95E4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AA95E4 scores 2.58:1 against white and 8.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AA95E4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AA95E4 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 20.12, which is visibly different.

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