What color is #AA89EE?

#AA89EE is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Dreamy Candy Forest. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA89EE?

The RGB value is 170, 137, 238: 170 red, 137 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA89EE?

The complementary color is #CDEE89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA89EE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA89EE color

#AA89EE rgb(170, 137, 238)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AA89EE is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 53.7% green and 93.3% blue (170, 137, 238).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 75% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Dreamy Candy Forest (#B195E4), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.52:1).

#AA89EE color codes

HEX	`#AA89EE`
RGB	`rgb(170, 137, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 53.7%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 75%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 42%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 42%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.84, 33.49, -46.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.84, 57.3, 305.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.952, 32.61, 85.009)`
Decimal	`11176430`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA89EE, 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 #AA89EE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AA89EE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.52:1	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 #AA89EE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa89ee; }
.text { color: #aa89ee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa89ee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 137 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa89ee, #dd89ee); }

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Questions

What color is #AA89EE?: #AA89EE is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Dreamy Candy Forest. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA89EE?: The RGB value is 170, 137, 238: 170 red, 137 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA89EE?: The complementary color is #CDEE89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA89EE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.