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#AAA9CA closest to Lucius Lilac

#AAA9CA is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is Lucius Lilac. In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 66.3% green and 79.2% blue (rgb(170, 169, 202)). Its HSL value is 242° hue, 24% saturation and 73% lightness, and in CMYK it is 16% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black. #AAA9CA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.24:1.

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Variations of #AAA9CA

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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#AAA9CA 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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#AAA9CA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #AAA9CA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A1ABC9
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A1ADCC
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A4ACCB
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A1ABC9
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A4ABC9
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A3AEB4
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A8ABC0
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #ACACAC
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #ABABB4

#AAA9CA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.27:1 Very poor#AAA9CA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.24:1 Very good#AAA9CA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AAA9CA in CSS

/* Lucius Lilac */
.color { color: #AAA9CA; }
.background { background-color: #AAA9CA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AAA9CA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(170 169 202);
color: hsl(242 24% 73%);
color: oklch(0.747 0.047 286.6);

#AAA9CA FAQ

What color is #AAA9CA?

#AAA9CA is a light, muted purple. Its closest named color is Lucius Lilac. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #AAA9CA?

#AAA9CA is rgb(170, 169, 202) in RGB, hsl(242, 24%, 73%) in HSL and cmyk(16%, 16%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AAA9CA?

The complementary color of #AAA9CA is #C9CAA9, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AAA9CA?

Black text has the best contrast on #AAA9CA: 9.24:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AAA9CA a warm or cool color?

#AAA9CA is a cool color.