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#AAA0DA Color

#AAA0DA is rgb(170, 160, 218) in RGB, hsl(250, 44%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 27%, 0%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.28. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AAA0DA
HEX#AAA0DA
RGBrgb(170, 160, 218)
HSLhsl(250, 44%, 74%)
HSVhsv(250, 27%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 27%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(73.5% 0.084 292.1)
LABlab(68.31% 12.87 -28.32)
LCHlch(68.31% 31.11 294.44)

What #AAA0DA 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 #AAA0DA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#AAA0DA Channel Values

How #AAA0DA 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 160 · B 2188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 250° · S 44% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 250° · S 27% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 27% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.4:1 vs white · 8.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AAA0DA 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 text2.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AAA0DA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AAA0DA; 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 #AAA0DA

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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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AAA0DA.

How #AAA0DA 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#AAA0DA
Protanopia#A2A2DA
Protanomaly#A5A1DA
Deuteranopia#A3A3DA
Deuteranomaly#A6A2DA
Tritanopia#A1A9A9
Tritanomaly#A5A5BE
Achromatopsia#A7A7A7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AAA0DA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aaa0da: #AAA0DA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AAA0DA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aaa0da': '#AAA0DA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.627, blue: 0.855)
Android XML<color name="color_aaa0da">#AAA0DA</color>
SVG fillfill="#AAA0DA"

More Blue Colors

#AAA0DA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AAA0DA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AAA0DA?

#AAA0DA is a light blue — rgb(170, 160, 218) in RGB and hsl(250, 44%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.28.

What is the RGB value of #AAA0DA?

#AAA0DA is rgb(170, 160, 218) — red 170, green 160, and blue 218 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AAA0DA?

#AAA0DA converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 27%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AAA0DA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AAA0DA scores 2.4:1 against white and 8.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AAA0DA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AAA0DA 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 19.59, which is visibly different.

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