What color is #AA8AA7?

#AA8AA7 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA8AA7?

The RGB value is 170, 138, 167: 170 red, 138 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA8AA7?

The complementary color is #8AAA8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA8AA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA8AA7 color

#AA8AA7 rgb(170, 138, 167)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AA8AA7 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 54.1% green and 65.5% blue (170, 138, 167).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 16% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 2% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.9:1).

#AA8AA7 color codes

HEX	`#AA8AA7`
RGB	`rgb(170, 138, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 54.1%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 16%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 19%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 2%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.23, 17.24, -10.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.23, 20.3, 328.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.64, 29.514, 40.529)`
Decimal	`11176615`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA8AA7, 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 #AA8AA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AA8AA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.9:1	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 #AA8AA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa8aa7; }
.text { color: #aa8aa7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa8aa7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 138 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa8aa7, #aa8a97); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #AA8AA7?: #AA8AA7 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA8AA7?: The RGB value is 170, 138, 167: 170 red, 138 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA8AA7?: The complementary color is #8AAA8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA8AA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.