What color is #AA9EBE?

#AA9EBE 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 #AA9EBE?

The RGB value is 170, 158, 190: 170 red, 158 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA9EBE?

The complementary color is #B2BE9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA9EBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA9EBE color

#AA9EBE rgb(170, 158, 190)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AA9EBE is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 62% green and 74.5% blue (170, 158, 190).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 20% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.34:1).

#AA9EBE color codes

HEX	`#AA9EBE`
RGB	`rgb(170, 158, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 62%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 20%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 17%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 17%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.06, 10.62, -14.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.06, 18.28, 305.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.097, 36.717, 53.785)`
Decimal	`11181758`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA9EBE, 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 #AA9EBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AA9EBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.34:1	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 #AA9EBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa9ebe; }
.text { color: #aa9ebe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa9ebe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 158 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa9ebe, #ba9ebe); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AA9EBE?: #AA9EBE 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 #AA9EBE?: The RGB value is 170, 158, 190: 170 red, 158 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA9EBE?: The complementary color is #B2BE9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA9EBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.