#aa97ff Color Information

#aa97ff Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #aa97ff. In RGB, it consists of 66.7% Red, 59.2% Green, and 100.0% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 33.3% Cyan, 40.8% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 0% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 251.0°, with saturation of 100% and lightness of 79.6%. The decimal value for #aa97ff is 11180031, and its nearest "web safe" color is #9999ff. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #aa97ff is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#aa97ff Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color170, 151, 255 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color66.7%, 59.2%, 100.0% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.333, 0.408, 0.000 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.333, 0.408, 0, 0 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color251.0°, 100.0%, 79.6% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color251.0°, 40.8%, 100.0% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color45.694, 37.899, 99.515 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color170, 151, 255 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code11180031 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color67.946, 29.854, -49.356 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)67.946, 57.683, 301.168 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color67.946, 2.132, -83.585 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color61.562, 24.756, -52.748 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.250, 0.207, 37.899 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4289370111 / 0xffaa97ff Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#9999ff Copy
Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Shades of #aa97ff

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #aa97ff, its pure hue is 251.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 100.0%, and its lightness is 79.6%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #aa97ff, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #151320 to #9584df.

Tints of #aa97ff

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #aa97ff, its pure hue is 251.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 100.0%, and its lightness is 79.6%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #aa97ff, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #b5a4ff to #f4f2ff.

Tones of #aa97ff

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #aa97ff, its pure hue is 251.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 100.0%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #aa97ff, which range from #cbcbcb (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #aa97ff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #aa97ff

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #aa97ff! For #aa97ff, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #aa97ff. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #aa97ff

This color, #aa97ff, consists of 66.7% Red, 59.2% Green, and 100.0% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 170, Green = 151, Blue = 255. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #aa97ff is 33.3% Cyan, 40.8% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 0% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R66.7%
C33.3%
G59.2%
M40.8%
B100.0%
Y0.0%
K0.0%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 170 151 255
Octal 252 227 377
Hexa #aa #97 #ff
Binary 10101010 10010111 11111111
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 33 40 0 0
Octal 41 50 0 0
Hexa #21 #28 #00 #00
Binary 00100001 00101000 00000000 00000000

Analogous Colors of #aa97ff

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #aa97ff — which has hue 251.0° — its analogous colors are located at 221.0° and 281.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #aa97ff.

Triadic Colors of #aa97ff

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #aa97ff — which has hue 251.0° — its triadic colors are located at 11.0° and 251.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #aa97ff.

Complementary Color of #aa97ff

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #aa97ff — which has hue 251.0° — its complementary color is located at 71.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #aa97ff.

Split Complementary Colors of #aa97ff

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #aa97ff — which has hue 251.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 41.0° and 251.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #aa97ff.

Tetradic Colors of #aa97ff

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #aa97ff — which has hue 251.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 161.0°, 251.0°, 341.0°, and 71.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #aa97ff.

Monochromatic Colors of #aa97ff

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #aa97ff, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #8063ff — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #d5cbff (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #aa97ff

We want to make getting started with #aa97ff on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #aa97ff into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #aa97ff can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #aa97ff with other HTML elements.

#aa97ff Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #aa97ff.
<span style="color: #aa97ff;">The color of this text is #aa97ff.</span>

#aa97ff Background Color

The background color for this text is #aa97ff.
<div style="background-color: #aa97ff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #aa97ff.</div>

#aa97ff Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #aa97ff.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #aa97ff;">This color for the shadow of this text is #aa97ff.</span>

#aa97ff Border Color

This is a div with border color #aa97ff.
<div style="border: #aa97ff 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #aa97ff.</div>

#aa97ff Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #aa97ff on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #aa97ff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #aa97ff on a white background.</div></div>

#aa97ff Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #aa97ff on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #aa97ff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #aa97ff on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #aa97ff to White

This is a gradient from #aa97ff to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#aa97ff,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#aa97ff,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#aa97ff,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#aa97ff,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #aa97ff to white.</div>

Gradient from #aa97ff to Black

This is a gradient from #aa97ff to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#aa97ff,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#aa97ff,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#aa97ff,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#aa97ff,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #aa97ff to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #aa97ff

In addition to using #aa97ff on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #aa97ff in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #aa97ff, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 170, Green = 151, Blue = 255). If you need details about the color coordinates of #aa97ff in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #aa97ff
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(170, 151, 255)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #aa97ff; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #aa97ff; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #aa97ff; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(170, 151, 255);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#aa97ff")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:170, green:151, blue:255, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:170 green:151 blue:255 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(170f, 151f, 255f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(170, 151, 255);
 

#aa97ff Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #aa97ff the same way. For those with color blindness, #aa97ff might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #aa97ff looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #aa97ff is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #aa97ff looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #aa97ff will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #aa97ff is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.4:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text