What color is #AA7BAA?

#AA7BAA is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA7BAA?

The RGB value is 170, 123, 170: 170 red, 123 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA7BAA?

The complementary color is #7BAA7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA7BAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA7BAA color

#AA7BAA rgb(170, 123, 170)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AA7BAA is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 48.2% green and 66.7% blue (170, 123, 170).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 22% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.12:1).

#AA7BAA color codes

HEX	`#AA7BAA`
RGB	`rgb(170, 123, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 48.2%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 22%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 28%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.67, 26.32, -17.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.67, 31.77, 325.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.916, 25.615, 41.338)`
Decimal	`11172778`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA7BAA, 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 #AA7BAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AA7BAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.12:1	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 #AA7BAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa7baa; }
.text { color: #aa7baa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa7baa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 123 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa7baa, #aa7b93); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #AA7BAA?: #AA7BAA is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA7BAA?: The RGB value is 170, 123, 170: 170 red, 123 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA7BAA?: The complementary color is #7BAA7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA7BAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.