#aa85e0

Color #aa85e0

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 12.29 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#aa85e0

RGB

rgb(170, 133, 224)

HSL

hsl(264.4, 59.5%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(264.4, 40.6%, 87.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.1%, 40.6%, 0%, 12.2%)

LAB

lab(62.26, 32.37, -41.24)

LCH

lch(62.26, 52.43, 308.13)

OKLCH

oklch(68.8%, 0.1351, 301.71)

HWB

hwb(264.4, 52.2%, 12.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbe085

Analogous

#858de0

#aa85e0

#d885e0

Triadic

#aa85e0

#e0aa85

#85e0aa

Split-complementary

#aa85e0

#e0d885

#8de085

Tetradic

#aa85e0

#e085bb

#bbe085

#85e0aa

Square

#aa85e0

#e0858d

#bbe085

#85e0d8

Shades

Color #aa85e0 mixed toward black.

#8956d4

#6a30be

#4f248e

#35185f

#1a0c2f

Tints

Color #aa85e0 mixed toward white.

#b899e5

#c6aeea

#d5c2f0

#e3d6f5

#f1ebfa

Tones

Color #aa85e0 mixed toward gray.

#ab8dd8

#ad94d1

#ae9cc9

#b0a3c2

#b1abba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.14:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.14:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9bcf · ΔE 9.7

Deuteranopia

#9da0ca · ΔE 11.7

Tritanopia

#a8c0bc · ΔE 27.9

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 24.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #aa85e0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aa85e0]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Frequently asked questions

#aa85e0 (#aa85e0) is rgb(170, 133, 224) in RGB.

No, #aa85e0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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