Information about #AA87AF color

#AA87AF color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AA87AF falls into the Magenta Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(170, 135, 175) — 66.7% red, 52.9% green, 68.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 16 / 0 / 31. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#AA87AF is a calm, restrained electric magenta that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Heather (#A484AC). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dusty Lavender (#AC86A8) and Glossy Grape (#AB92B3).

The recipe behind #AA87AF is rgb(170, 135, 175), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AA87AF: 6.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.1:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AA87AF is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AA87AF color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#AA87AF color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AA87AF color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AA87AF color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AA87AF color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#AA87AF color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #AA87AF

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Heather color link
Heather

#A484AC

Dusty Lavender color link
Dusty Lavender

#AC86A8

Glossy Grape color link
Glossy Grape

#AB92B3

Grayish Magenta color link
Grayish Magenta

#A87DA8

Ooh La color link
Ooh La

#A088A6

Marionette color link
Marionette

#AB94B3

East Side color link
East Side

#AA8CBC

London Hue color link
London Hue

#AE94AB

Cool Violet color link
Cool Violet

#A189BA

Opera Mauve color link
Opera Mauve

#B784A7

Grayish Mulberry color link
Grayish Mulberry

#9E7DA8

African Violet color link
African Violet

#B284BE

#AA87AF color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AA87AF
  • RGB170, 135, 175
  • CMYK2, 16, 0, 31
  • CSSrgb(170, 135, 175)
  • HSL293°, 20%, 61%
  • HSL Precise292.5°, 20%, 60.784%
  • HSV293°, 23%, 69%
  • HSB293°, 23%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • GLSLvec3(0.667, 0.529, 0.686)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.667, 0.529, 0.686, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.667, 0.529, 0.686)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB52.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB68.6%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAA87AF
  • DECIMAL ID11175855
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited2 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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