#aa6aaa

Color #aa6aaa

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 19.96 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 14.8

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Conversions

HEX

#aa6aaa

RGB

rgb(170, 106, 170)

HSL

hsl(300, 27.4%, 54.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 37.6%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 37.6%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(53.77, 35.83, -23.77)

LCH

lch(53.77, 43, 326.44)

OKLCH

oklch(61.6%, 0.1185, 326.91)

HWB

hwb(300, 41.6%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6aaa6a

Analogous

#8a6aaa

#aa6aaa

#aa6a8a

Triadic

#aa6aaa

#aaaa6a

#6aaaaa

Split-complementary

#aa6aaa

#8aaa6a

#6aaa8a

Tetradic

#aa6aaa

#aa6a6a

#6aaa6a

#6aaaaa

Square

#aa6aaa

#aa8a6a

#6aaa6a

#6a8aaa

Shades

Color #aa6aaa mixed toward black.

#925392

#754375

#583258

#3b213b

#1d111d

Tints

Color #aa6aaa mixed toward white.

#b883b8

#c69cc6

#d5b4d5

#e3cde3

#f1e6f1

Tones

Color #aa6aaa mixed toward gray.

#a56fa5

#9f759f

#9a7a9a

#957f95

#8f858f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.35:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.35:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#93929e · ΔE 20.3

Deuteranopia

#969a9a · ΔE 20.3

Tritanopia

#a89390 · ΔE 22.6

Achromatopsia

#808080 · ΔE 23.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aa6aaa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aa6aaa]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#aa6aaa (#aa6aaa) is rgb(170, 106, 170) in RGB.

No, #aa6aaa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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