What color is #AA9EB5?

#AA9EB5 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 #AA9EB5?

The RGB value is 170, 158, 181: 170 red, 158 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA9EB5?

The complementary color is #A9B59E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA9EB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.27:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA9EB5 color

#AA9EB5 rgb(170, 158, 181)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AA9EB5 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 62% green and 71% blue (170, 158, 181).

Its hue angle is 271°, with 13% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.27:1).

#AA9EB5 color codes

HEX	`#AA9EB5`
RGB	`rgb(170, 158, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 62%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(271, 13%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(271, 13%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 13%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.78, 8.76, -10.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.78, 13.52, 310.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.143, 36.336, 48.764)`
Decimal	`11181749`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA9EB5, 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 #AA9EB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AA9EB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.27:1	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 #AA9EB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa9eb5; }
.text { color: #aa9eb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa9eb5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 158 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa9eb5, #b59eb4); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #AA9EB5?: #AA9EB5 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 #AA9EB5?: The RGB value is 170, 158, 181: 170 red, 158 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA9EB5?: The complementary color is #A9B59E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA9EB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.27:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.