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#AA87BF closest to Petrified Purple

#AA87BF is a medium, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Petrified Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 52.9% green and 74.9% blue (rgb(170, 135, 191)). Its HSL value is 278° hue, 30% saturation and 64% lightness, and in CMYK it is 11% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. #AA87BF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.93:1.

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Variations of #AA87BF

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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#AA87BF 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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#AA87BF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #AA87BF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 88% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #8695BD
  • Protanopia 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7E92C1
  • Protanomaly 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8C90C0
  • Deuteranopia 88% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8695BD
  • Deuteranomaly 91% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9291BE
  • Tritanopia 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A88E9B
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #AA8AB0
  • Achromatopsia 82% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #949494
  • Achromatomaly 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9A91A0

#AA87BF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.03:1 Poor#AA87BF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.93:1 Good#AA87BF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AA87BF in CSS

/* Petrified Purple */
.color { color: #AA87BF; }
.background { background-color: #AA87BF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AA87BF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(170 135 191);
color: hsl(278 30% 64%);
color: oklch(0.676 0.089 312.4);

#AA87BF FAQ

What color is #AA87BF?

#AA87BF is a medium, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Petrified Purple. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #AA87BF?

#AA87BF is rgb(170, 135, 191) in RGB, hsl(278, 30%, 64%) in HSL and cmyk(11%, 29%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AA87BF?

The complementary color of #AA87BF is #9CBF87, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AA87BF?

Black text has the best contrast on #AA87BF: 6.93:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AA87BF a warm or cool color?

#AA87BF is a cool color.