What color is #AA9BC8?

#AA9BC8 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA9BC8?

The RGB value is 170, 155, 200: 170 red, 155 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA9BC8?

The complementary color is #B9C89B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA9BC8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.23:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA9BC8 color

#AA9BC8 rgb(170, 155, 200)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AA9BC8 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 60.8% green and 78.4% blue (170, 155, 200).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 29% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.23:1).

#AA9BC8 color codes

HEX	`#AA9BC8`
RGB	`rgb(170, 155, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 60.8%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 29%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 23%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 23%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.64, 14.45, -21.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.64, 25.57, 304.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.722, 36.159, 59.572)`
Decimal	`11181000`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA9BC8, 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 #AA9BC8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AA9BC8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.23:1	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 #AA9BC8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa9bc8; }
.text { color: #aa9bc8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa9bc8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 155 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa9bc8, #c19bc8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #AA9BC8?: #AA9BC8 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA9BC8?: The RGB value is 170, 155, 200: 170 red, 155 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA9BC8?: The complementary color is #B9C89B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA9BC8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.23:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.