What color is #AA96F3?

#AA96F3 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Dreamy Candy Forest. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA96F3?

The RGB value is 170, 150, 243: 170 red, 150 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA96F3?

The complementary color is #DFF396, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA96F3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA96F3 color

#AA96F3 rgb(170, 150, 243)

Shades of blue

The hex color #AA96F3 is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 58.8% green and 95.3% blue (170, 150, 243).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 79% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Dreamy Candy Forest (#B195E4), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.37:1).

#AA96F3 color codes

HEX	`#AA96F3`
RGB	`rgb(170, 150, 243)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 58.8%, 95.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 79%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 38%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 38%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.15, 27.38, -44.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.15, 51.87, 301.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.658, 36.829, 89.585)`
Decimal	`11179763`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA96F3, 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 #AA96F3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AA96F3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.37:1	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 #AA96F3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa96f3; }
.text { color: #aa96f3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa96f3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 150 243 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa96f3, #d896f3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AA96F3?: #AA96F3 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Dreamy Candy Forest. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA96F3?: The RGB value is 170, 150, 243: 170 red, 150 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA96F3?: The complementary color is #DFF396, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA96F3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.