#AA97DD Color

#AA97DD is rgb(170, 151, 221) in RGB, hsl(256, 51%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 32%, 0%, 13%) 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 5.34. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AA97DD

HEX#AA97DD

RGBrgb(170, 151, 221)

HSLhsl(256, 51%, 73%)

HSVhsv(256, 32%, 87%)

CMYKcmyk(23%, 32%, 0%, 13%)

OKLCHoklch(71.9% 0.102 296.2)

LABlab(66.15% 18.18 -33.29)

LCHlch(66.15% 37.93 298.64)

What #AA97DD 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 #AA97DD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 5.34 Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 11.22 Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 11.42 Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 11.92 Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 12.38 Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 12.74

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

#AA97DD Channel Values

How #AA97DD breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 170 · G 151 · B 221	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 256° · S 51% · L 73%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 256° · S 32% · V 87%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 23% · M 32% · Y 0% · K 13%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.57:1 vs white · 8.18:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AA97DD 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 text2.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text8.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AA97DD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AA97DD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #AA97DD

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.

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How #AA97DD 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#AA97DD

Protanopia#9A9ADD

Protanomaly#A199DD

Deuteranopia#9E9EDD

Deuteranomaly#A39BDD

Tritanopia#A0A2A2

Tritanomaly#A49EBD

Achromatopsia#A2A2A2

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Using #AA97DD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aa97dd: #AA97DD;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AA97DD;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aa97dd': '#AA97DD' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.592, blue: 0.867)

Android XML<color name="color_aa97dd">#AA97DD</color>

SVG fillfill="#AA97DD"

More Purple Colors

#AA97DD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024 fdf8ff 170b22 fdf4ff 1b0d35 faf5ff 1d0731 fae8ff 1e0033 f6cfff 20002e f3e8ff 300052 402060 541490 6600cc 7008e7 8806ce 9900cc a11fff b19cd9 c27aff cebeef e0b2eb

#AA97DD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AA97DD?

#AA97DD is a light purple — rgb(170, 151, 221) in RGB and hsl(256, 51%, 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 5.34.

What is the RGB value of #AA97DD?

#AA97DD is rgb(170, 151, 221) — red 170, green 151, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AA97DD?

#AA97DD converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 32%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AA97DD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AA97DD scores 2.57:1 against white and 8.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AA97DD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AA97DD 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 18.42, which is visibly different.

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