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#AAA0CC closest to Imperial Lilac

#AAA0CC is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is Imperial Lilac. In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 62.7% green and 80.0% blue (rgb(170, 160, 204)). Its HSL value is 254° hue, 30% saturation and 71% lightness, and in CMYK it is 17% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #AAA0CC is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.61:1.

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Variations of #AAA0CC

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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#AAA0CC color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

AAA0CCC2CCA0
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Split complementary

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

AAA0CCCCC0A0ACCCA0
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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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#AAA0CC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #AAA0CC appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #98A5CB
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #97A6CE
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9CA5CD
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #98A5CB
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9EA4CB
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A4A7AF
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A8A3BF
  • Achromatopsia 87% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A6A6A6
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A7A4B0

#AAA0CC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.44:1 Very poor#AAA0CC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.61:1 Very good#AAA0CC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AAA0CC in CSS

/* Imperial Lilac */
.color { color: #AAA0CC; }
.background { background-color: #AAA0CC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AAA0CC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(170 160 204);
color: hsl(254 30% 71%);
color: oklch(0.729 0.064 295.2);

#AAA0CC FAQ

What color is #AAA0CC?

#AAA0CC is a light, muted purple. Its closest named color is Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #AAA0CC?

#AAA0CC is rgb(170, 160, 204) in RGB, hsl(254, 30%, 71%) in HSL and cmyk(17%, 22%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AAA0CC?

The complementary color of #AAA0CC is #C2CCA0, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AAA0CC?

Black text has the best contrast on #AAA0CC: 8.61:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AAA0CC a warm or cool color?

#AAA0CC is a cool color.