What color is #AA7FA5?

#AA7FA5 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 #AA7FA5?

The RGB value is 170, 127, 165: 170 red, 127 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA7FA5?

The complementary color is #7FAA84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA7FA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA7FA5 color

#AA7FA5 rgb(170, 127, 165)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AA7FA5 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 49.8% green and 64.7% blue (170, 127, 165).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 20% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 3% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.29:1).

#AA7FA5 color codes

HEX	`#AA7FA5`
RGB	`rgb(170, 127, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 49.8%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 20%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 25%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 3%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.45, 23.09, -13.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.45, 26.87, 329.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.958, 26.442, 39.063)`
Decimal	`11173797`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA7FA5, 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 #AA7FA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AA7FA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.29:1	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 #AA7FA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa7fa5; }
.text { color: #aa7fa5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa7fa5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 127 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa7fa5, #aa7f8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #AA7FA5?: #AA7FA5 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 #AA7FA5?: The RGB value is 170, 127, 165: 170 red, 127 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA7FA5?: The complementary color is #7FAA84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA7FA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.