What color is #AA82B2?

#AA82B2 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 #AA82B2?

The RGB value is 170, 130, 178: 170 red, 130 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA82B2?

The complementary color is #8AB282, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA82B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA82B2 color

#AA82B2 rgb(170, 130, 178)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AA82B2 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 51% green and 69.8% blue (170, 130, 178).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 24% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.55:1).

#AA82B2 color codes

HEX	`#AA82B2`
RGB	`rgb(170, 130, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 51%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 24%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 27%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 27%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.64, 23.94, -19.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.64, 30.8, 321.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.595, 27.726, 45.746)`
Decimal	`11174578`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA82B2, 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 #AA82B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AA82B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.55:1	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 #AA82B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa82b2; }
.text { color: #aa82b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa82b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 130 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa82b2, #b282a2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #AA82B2?: #AA82B2 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 #AA82B2?: The RGB value is 170, 130, 178: 170 red, 130 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA82B2?: The complementary color is #8AB282, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA82B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.