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#AA5BC8 closest to Legendary Lavender

#AA5BC8 is a medium, vivid purple; the closest named color is Legendary Lavender. In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 35.7% green and 78.4% blue (rgb(170, 91, 200)). Its HSL value is 283° hue, 50% saturation and 57% lightness, and in CMYK it is 15% cyan, 54% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black. #AA5BC8 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.04:1.

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Variations of #AA5BC8

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#AA5BC8 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#AA5BC8 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #AA5BC8 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 72% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #5C7EC5
  • Protanopia 69% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #4177CC
  • Protanomaly 78% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6B72CA
  • Deuteranopia 72% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #5C7EC5
  • Deuteranomaly 81% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7A74C6
  • Tritanopia 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A86C89
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #AB63AF
  • Achromatopsia 65% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #7C7C7C
  • Achromatomaly 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #897594

#AA5BC8 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.17:1 Poor#AA5BC8 text on white
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AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.04:1 Good#AA5BC8 text on black
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AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AA5BC8 in CSS

/* Legendary Lavender */
.color { color: #AA5BC8; }
.background { background-color: #AA5BC8; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AA5BC8; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(170 91 200);
color: hsl(283 50% 57%);
color: oklch(0.608 0.175 315.9);

#AA5BC8 FAQ

What color is #AA5BC8?

#AA5BC8 is a medium, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Legendary Lavender. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #AA5BC8?

#AA5BC8 is rgb(170, 91, 200) in RGB, hsl(283, 50%, 57%) in HSL and cmyk(15%, 54%, 0%, 22%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AA5BC8?

The complementary color of #AA5BC8 is #79C85B, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AA5BC8?

Black text has the best contrast on #AA5BC8: 5.04:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AA5BC8 a warm or cool color?

#AA5BC8 is a cool color.