What color is #AA9CBD?

#AA9CBD is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA9CBD?

The RGB value is 170, 156, 189: 170 red, 156 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA9CBD?

The complementary color is #AFBD9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA9CBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.2:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA9CBD color

#AA9CBD rgb(170, 156, 189)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AA9CBD is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 61.2% green and 74.1% blue (170, 156, 189).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 20% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.2:1).

#AA9CBD color codes

HEX	`#AA9CBD`
RGB	`rgb(170, 156, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 61.2%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 20%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 17%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 17%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.52, 11.53, -15.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.52, 19.04, 307.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.65, 35.997, 53.099)`
Decimal	`11181245`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA9CBD, 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 #AA9CBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AA9CBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.2:1	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 #AA9CBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa9cbd; }
.text { color: #aa9cbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa9cbd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 156 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa9cbd, #bb9cbd); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AA9CBD?: #AA9CBD is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA9CBD?: The RGB value is 170, 156, 189: 170 red, 156 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA9CBD?: The complementary color is #AFBD9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA9CBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.2:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.