What color is #AA95C7?

#AA95C7 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA95C7?

The RGB value is 170, 149, 199: 170 red, 149 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA95C7?

The complementary color is #B2C795, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA95C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA95C7 color

#AA95C7 rgb(170, 149, 199)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AA95C7 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 58.4% green and 78% blue (170, 149, 199).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 31% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Lilac (#A893C1), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.83:1).

#AA95C7 color codes

HEX	`#AA95C7`
RGB	`rgb(170, 149, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 58.4%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 31%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 25%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 25%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.09, 17.61, -22.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.09, 28.89, 307.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.632, 34.165, 58.634)`
Decimal	`11179463`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA95C7, 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 #AA95C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AA95C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.83:1	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 #AA95C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa95c7; }
.text { color: #aa95c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa95c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 149 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa95c7, #c395c7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #AA95C7?: #AA95C7 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA95C7?: The RGB value is 170, 149, 199: 170 red, 149 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA95C7?: The complementary color is #B2C795, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA95C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.