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#AA73FA closest to Illicit Purple

#AA73FA is a medium, vivid purple; the closest named color is Illicit Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 45.1% green and 98.0% blue (rgb(170, 115, 250)). Its HSL value is 264° hue, 93% saturation and 72% lightness, and in CMYK it is 32% cyan, 54% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. #AA73FA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.54:1.

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Variations of #AA73FA

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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#AA73FA 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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#AA73FA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #AA73FA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 74% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #4F8FF7
  • Protanopia 72% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #3C8FFF
  • Protanomaly 80% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6889FC
  • Deuteranopia 74% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #4F8FF7
  • Deuteranomaly 83% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7487F8
  • Tritanopia 70% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #998EAC
  • Tritanomaly 88% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A67FDB
  • Achromatopsia 61% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #909090
  • Achromatomaly 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9789B2

#AA73FA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.21:1 Poor#AA73FA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.54:1 Good#AA73FA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AA73FA in CSS

/* Illicit Purple */
.color { color: #AA73FA; }
.background { background-color: #AA73FA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AA73FA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(170 115 250);
color: hsl(264 93% 72%);
color: oklch(0.672 0.195 300.0);

#AA73FA FAQ

What color is #AA73FA?

#AA73FA is a medium, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Illicit Purple. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #AA73FA?

#AA73FA is rgb(170, 115, 250) in RGB, hsl(264, 93%, 72%) in HSL and cmyk(32%, 54%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AA73FA?

The complementary color of #AA73FA is #C3FA73, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AA73FA?

Black text has the best contrast on #AA73FA: 6.54:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AA73FA a warm or cool color?

#AA73FA is a cool color.