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#aa2acd

a balanced, vivid violet · warm · closest name: purple

RGB
170, 42, 205
HSL
287°, 66%, 48%
CMYK
17, 80, 0, 20
Luminance
0.1461

Every format

HEX#aa2acd
RGBrgb(170, 42, 205)
HSLhsl(287, 66%, 48%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 80%, 0%, 20%)
LABlab(45.1 71.0 -57.8)
LCHlch(45.1 91.5 320.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.558 0.241 317.6)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #aa2acd;
background-color: #aa2acd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#aa2acd] bg-[#aa2acd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #aa2acd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.667, green: 0.165, blue: 0.804)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#aa2acd")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#aa2acd on white: 5.35:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#aa2acd on black: 3.92:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red66.7%
Green16.5%
Blue80.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan17.1%
Magenta79.5%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#aa2acd text on a black background

contrast 3.92:1

Card sample

#aa2acd text on a white background

contrast 5.35:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #aa2acd;
Background color
Panel with #aa2acd background
background-color: #aa2acd;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #aa2acd;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(170, 42, 205, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(170, 42, 205, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #aa2acd;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa2acd, #CD2A83);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #aa2acd

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #aa2acd in the Color Lab