What color is #AA8BB9?

#AA8BB9 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fleur-De-Lis. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA8BB9?

The RGB value is 170, 139, 185: 170 red, 139 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA8BB9?

The complementary color is #9AB98B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA8BB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA8BB9 color

#AA8BB9 rgb(170, 139, 185)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AA8BB9 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 54.5% green and 72.5% blue (170, 139, 185).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 25% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Fleur-De-Lis (#B090C7), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.1:1).

#AA8BB9 color codes

HEX	`#AA8BB9`
RGB	`rgb(170, 139, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 54.5%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 25%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 25%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 25%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.1, 20.27, -19.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.1, 28.21, 315.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.566, 30.515, 49.959)`
Decimal	`11176889`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA8BB9, 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 #AA8BB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AA8BB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.1:1	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 #AA8BB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa8bb9; }
.text { color: #aa8bb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa8bb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 139 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa8bb9, #b98bb1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #AA8BB9?: #AA8BB9 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fleur-De-Lis. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA8BB9?: The RGB value is 170, 139, 185: 170 red, 139 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA8BB9?: The complementary color is #9AB98B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA8BB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.