What color is #AA1F9B?

#AA1F9B is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Magentle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA1F9B?

The RGB value is 170, 31, 155: 170 red, 31 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA1F9B?

The complementary color is #1FAA2E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA1F9B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.38:1 and white text 6.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA1F9B color

#AA1F9B rgb(170, 31, 155)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AA1F9B is a moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 12.2% green and 60.8% blue (170, 31, 155).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 69% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 82% magenta, 9% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Magentle (#AA11AA), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.22:1).

#AA1F9B color codes

HEX	`#AA1F9B`
RGB	`rgb(170, 31, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 12.2%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 69%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 82%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 82%, 9%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.05, 65.61, -34.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.05, 74.24, 332.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.984, 11.895, 32.089)`
Decimal	`11149211`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA1F9B, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #AA1F9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#AA1F9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #AA1F9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa1f9b; }
.text { color: #aa1f9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa1f9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 31 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa1f9b, #aa1f55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Magenta.

Questions

What color is #AA1F9B?: #AA1F9B is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Magentle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA1F9B?: The RGB value is 170, 31, 155: 170 red, 31 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA1F9B?: The complementary color is #1FAA2E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA1F9B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.38:1 and white text 6.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.