What color is #AA87A7?

#AA87A7 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA87A7?

The RGB value is 170, 135, 167: 170 red, 135 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA87A7?

The complementary color is #87AA8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA87A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA87A7 color

#AA87A7 rgb(170, 135, 167)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AA87A7 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 52.9% green and 65.5% blue (170, 135, 167).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 17% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 2% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.73:1).

#AA87A7 color codes

HEX	`#AA87A7`
RGB	`rgb(170, 135, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 52.9%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 17%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 21%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 2%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.48, 18.94, -11.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.48, 22.33, 328.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.216, 28.665, 40.388)`
Decimal	`11175847`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA87A7, 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 #AA87A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AA87A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.73:1	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 #AA87A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa87a7; }
.text { color: #aa87a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa87a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 135 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa87a7, #aa8796); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #AA87A7?: #AA87A7 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA87A7?: The RGB value is 170, 135, 167: 170 red, 135 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA87A7?: The complementary color is #87AA8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA87A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.