What color is #AA81C6?

#AA81C6 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Berries Galore. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA81C6?

The RGB value is 170, 129, 198: 170 red, 129 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA81C6?

The complementary color is #9DC681, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA81C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA81C6 color

#AA81C6 rgb(170, 129, 198)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AA81C6 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 50.6% green and 77.6% blue (170, 129, 198).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 38% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Berries Galore (#AB7CB4), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.66:1).

#AA81C6 color codes

HEX	`#AA81C6`
RGB	`rgb(170, 129, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 50.6%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 38%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 35%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 35%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.18, 28.71, -29.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.18, 41.45, 313.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.619, 28.324, 57.059)`
Decimal	`11174342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA81C6, 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 #AA81C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AA81C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.66:1	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 #AA81C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa81c6; }
.text { color: #aa81c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa81c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 129 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa81c6, #c681c0); }

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Questions

What color is #AA81C6?: #AA81C6 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Berries Galore. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA81C6?: The RGB value is 170, 129, 198: 170 red, 129 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA81C6?: The complementary color is #9DC681, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA81C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.