What color is #AA86BB?

#AA86BB is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA86BB?

The RGB value is 170, 134, 187: 170 red, 134 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA86BB?

The complementary color is #97BB86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA86BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA86BB color

#AA86BB rgb(170, 134, 187)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AA86BB is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 52.5% green and 73.3% blue (170, 134, 187).

Its hue angle is 281°, with 28% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.84:1).

#AA86BB color codes

HEX	`#AA86BB`
RGB	`rgb(170, 134, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 52.5%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(281, 28%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(281, 28%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 28%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.94, 23.53, -22.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.94, 32.55, 316.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.071, 29.185, 50.842)`
Decimal	`11175611`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA86BB, 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 #AA86BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AA86BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.84:1	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 #AA86BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa86bb; }
.text { color: #aa86bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa86bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 134 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa86bb, #bb86b1); }

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Questions

What color is #AA86BB?: #AA86BB is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA86BB?: The RGB value is 170, 134, 187: 170 red, 134 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA86BB?: The complementary color is #97BB86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA86BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.