What color is #AA66AA?

#AA66AA is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Prickly Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA66AA?

The RGB value is 170, 102, 170: 170 red, 102 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA66AA?

The complementary color is #66AA66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA66AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA66AA color

#AA66AA rgb(170, 102, 170)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AA66AA is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 40% green and 66.7% blue (170, 102, 170).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 29% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Prickly Purple (#A264BA), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

#AA66AA color codes

HEX	`#AA66AA`
RGB	`rgb(170, 102, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 40%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 29%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 40%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.9, 38.02, -25.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.9, 45.57, 326.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.584, 20.952, 40.561)`
Decimal	`11167402`
Short hex	`#A6A`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA66AA, 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 #AA66AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AA66AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	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 #AA66AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa66aa; }
.text { color: #aa66aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa66aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 102 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa66aa, #aa6688); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Orchid.

Questions

What color is #AA66AA?: #AA66AA is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Prickly Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA66AA?: The RGB value is 170, 102, 170: 170 red, 102 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA66AA?: The complementary color is #66AA66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA66AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.