What color is #AA97B4?

#AA97B4 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA97B4?

The RGB value is 170, 151, 180: 170 red, 151 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA97B4?

The complementary color is #A1B497, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA97B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA97B4 color

#AA97B4 rgb(170, 151, 180)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AA97B4 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 59.2% green and 70.6% blue (170, 151, 180).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 16% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.79:1).

#AA97B4 color codes

HEX	`#AA97B4`
RGB	`rgb(170, 151, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 59.2%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 16%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 16%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 16%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.94, 12.47, -12.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.94, 17.65, 314.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.881, 33.975, 47.839)`
Decimal	`11179956`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA97B4, 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 #AA97B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AA97B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.79:1	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 #AA97B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa97b4; }
.text { color: #aa97b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa97b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 151 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa97b4, #b497b0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AA97B4?: #AA97B4 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA97B4?: The RGB value is 170, 151, 180: 170 red, 151 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA97B4?: The complementary color is #A1B497, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA97B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.