What color is #AA96C1?

#AA96C1 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 #AA96C1?

The RGB value is 170, 150, 193: 170 red, 150 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA96C1?

The complementary color is #ADC196, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA96C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.84:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA96C1 color

#AA96C1 rgb(170, 150, 193)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AA96C1 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 58.8% green and 75.7% blue (170, 150, 193).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 26% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Lilac (#A893C1), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.84:1).

#AA96C1 color codes

HEX	`#AA96C1`
RGB	`rgb(170, 150, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 58.8%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 26%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 22%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 22%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.13, 15.75, -19.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.13, 25.06, 308.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.108, 34.209, 55.09)`
Decimal	`11179713`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA96C1, 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 #AA96C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AA96C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.84:1	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 #AA96C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa96c1; }
.text { color: #aa96c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa96c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 150 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa96c1, #c096c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #AA96C1?: #AA96C1 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 #AA96C1?: The RGB value is 170, 150, 193: 170 red, 150 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA96C1?: The complementary color is #ADC196, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA96C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.84:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.