What color is #AA85BE?

#AA85BE is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA85BE?

The RGB value is 170, 133, 190: 170 red, 133 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA85BE?

The complementary color is #99BE85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA85BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA85BE color

#AA85BE rgb(170, 133, 190)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AA85BE is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 52.2% green and 74.5% blue (170, 133, 190).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 30% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.81:1).

#AA85BE color codes

HEX	`#AA85BE`
RGB	`rgb(170, 133, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 52.2%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 30%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 30%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 30%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.82, 24.73, -24.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.82, 34.73, 315.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.258, 29.039, 52.506)`
Decimal	`11175358`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA85BE, 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 #AA85BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AA85BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.81:1	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 #AA85BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa85be; }
.text { color: #aa85be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa85be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 133 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa85be, #be85b5); }

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Questions

What color is #AA85BE?: #AA85BE is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA85BE?: The RGB value is 170, 133, 190: 170 red, 133 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA85BE?: The complementary color is #99BE85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA85BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.