What color is #AA96CC?

#AA96CC 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 #AA96CC?

The RGB value is 170, 150, 204: 170 red, 150 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA96CC?

The complementary color is #B8CC96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA96CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA96CC color

#AA96CC rgb(170, 150, 204)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AA96CC is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 58.8% green and 80% blue (170, 150, 204).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 35% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Lilac (#A893C1), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.94:1).

#AA96CC color codes

HEX	`#AA96CC`
RGB	`rgb(170, 150, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 58.8%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 35%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 26%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 26%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.53, 18.15, -25.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.53, 30.91, 305.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.381, 34.718, 61.794)`
Decimal	`11179724`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA96CC, 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 #AA96CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AA96CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.94:1	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 #AA96CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa96cc; }
.text { color: #aa96cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa96cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 150 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa96cc, #c596cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #AA96CC?: #AA96CC 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 #AA96CC?: The RGB value is 170, 150, 204: 170 red, 150 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA96CC?: The complementary color is #B8CC96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA96CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.