What color is #AA88D5?

#AA88D5 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Dreamy Candy Forest. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA88D5?

The RGB value is 170, 136, 213: 170 red, 136 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA88D5?

The complementary color is #B3D588, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA88D5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA88D5 color

#AA88D5 rgb(170, 136, 213)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AA88D5 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 53.3% green and 83.5% blue (170, 136, 213).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 48% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Dreamy Candy Forest (#B195E4), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.19:1).

#AA88D5 color codes

HEX	`#AA88D5`
RGB	`rgb(170, 136, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 53.3%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 48%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 36%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 36%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.47, 28.12, -34.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.47, 44.71, 308.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.389, 30.959, 66.944)`
Decimal	`11176149`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA88D5, 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 #AA88D5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AA88D5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.19:1	Pass	Pass	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 #AA88D5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa88d5; }
.text { color: #aa88d5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa88d5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 136 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa88d5, #d088d5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AA88D5?: #AA88D5 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Dreamy Candy Forest. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA88D5?: The RGB value is 170, 136, 213: 170 red, 136 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA88D5?: The complementary color is #B3D588, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA88D5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.