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#AAA2BE Color

#AAA2BE is rgb(170, 162, 190) in RGB, hsl(257, 18%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 15%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.94. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AAA2BE
HEX#AAA2BE
RGBrgb(170, 162, 190)
HSLhsl(257, 18%, 69%)
HSVhsv(257, 15%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 15%, 0%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(72.8% 0.041 298.4)
LABlab(68.00% 7.11 -13.38)
LCHlch(68.00% 15.16 298.00)

What #AAA2BE 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 #AAA2BE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pastel Purple#B39EB5ΔE 5.94Heliotrope Gray#AA98A9ΔE 7.96Glossy Grape#AB92B3ΔE 8.3Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 8.44Lilac Luster#AE98AAΔE 8.46Manatee#979AAAΔE 8.53

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

#AAA2BE Channel Values

How #AAA2BE 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 162 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 257° · S 18% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 257° · S 15% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 15% · Y 0% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.44:1 vs white · 8.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AAA2BE 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 text2.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AAA2BE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AAA2BE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AAA2BE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AAA2BE
Complementary
#B6BEA2
Analogous
#A2A8BE
Analogous
#B8A2BE
Triadic
#BEAAA2
Triadic
#A2BEAA
Split comp.
#BEB8A2
Split comp.
#A8BEA2

Tints & Shades of #AAA2BE

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

#B5AEC7
#C0BACF
#CBC6D7
#D9D5E2
#E4E1EA
#EFEDF2

Shades

#9187AB
#766996
#60567B
#4B4360
#363045
#1F1B27

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AAA2BE.

How #AAA2BE 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#AAA2BE
Protanopia#A3A3BE
Protanomaly#A6A3BE
Deuteranopia#A5A5BE
Deuteranomaly#A7A4BE
Tritanopia#A6A6A6
Tritanomaly#A8A4B0
Achromatopsia#A6A6A6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AAA2BE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aaa2be: #AAA2BE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AAA2BE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aaa2be': '#AAA2BE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.635, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_aaa2be">#AAA2BE</color>
SVG fillfill="#AAA2BE"

More Purple Colors

#AAA2BE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AAA2BE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AAA2BE?

#AAA2BE is a light purple — rgb(170, 162, 190) in RGB and hsl(257, 18%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.94.

What is the RGB value of #AAA2BE?

#AAA2BE is rgb(170, 162, 190) — red 170, green 162, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AAA2BE?

#AAA2BE converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 15%, 0%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AAA2BE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AAA2BE scores 2.44:1 against white and 8.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AAA2BE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AAA2BE 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 thistle (#D8BFD8) at a CIE76 distance of 13.84, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every purple in the color library, the guide to shades of purple, or the full color library.