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#AA85CD closest to Wisteria

#AA85CD is a medium, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Wisteria. In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 52.2% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(170, 133, 205)). Its HSL value is 271° hue, 42% saturation and 66% lightness, and in CMYK it is 17% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #AA85CD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.95:1.

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Variations of #AA85CD

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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#AA85CD 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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#AA85CD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #AA85CD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 85% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #7E95CB
  • Protanopia 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7793D0
  • Protanomaly 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8790CE
  • Deuteranopia 85% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7E95CB
  • Deuteranomaly 90% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8D90CC
  • Tritanopia 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A590A0
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A989BA
  • Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #949494
  • Achromatomaly 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9A91A5

#AA85CD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.02:1 Poor#AA85CD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.95:1 Good#AA85CD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AA85CD in CSS

/* Wisteria */
.color { color: #AA85CD; }
.background { background-color: #AA85CD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AA85CD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(170 133 205);
color: hsl(271 42% 66%);
color: oklch(0.679 0.111 307.2);

#AA85CD FAQ

What color is #AA85CD?

#AA85CD is a medium, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Wisteria. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #AA85CD?

#AA85CD is rgb(170, 133, 205) in RGB, hsl(271, 42%, 66%) in HSL and cmyk(17%, 35%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AA85CD?

The complementary color of #AA85CD is #A8CD85, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AA85CD?

Black text has the best contrast on #AA85CD: 6.95:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AA85CD a warm or cool color?

#AA85CD is a cool color.