Information about #AA74B8 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#AA74B8 falls into the Magenta Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(170, 116, 184) — 66.7% red, 45.5% green, 72.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 5 / 27 / 0 / 28. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A mildly saturated purple-pink magenta, #AA74B8 carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Soft Purple (#A66FB5). Slightly further away sit Grayish Magenta (#A87DA8) and African Violet (#B284BE).

The recipe behind #AA74B8 is rgb(170, 116, 184), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 5.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.6:1. #AA74B8 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#AA74B8 color variations

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

#AA74B8 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AA74B8 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AA74B8 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AA74B8 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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#AA74B8 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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#B8AB75
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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 #AA74B8

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

Soft Purple color link
Soft Purple

#A66FB5

Grayish Magenta color link
Grayish Magenta

#A87DA8

African Violet color link
African Violet

#B284BE

Purple Mountain Majesty color link
Purple Mountain Majesty

#9678B6

Heather color link
Heather

#A484AC

Lavender Purple color link
Lavender Purple

#967BB6

Grayish Mulberry color link
Grayish Mulberry

#9E7DA8

RTNO color link
RTNO

#9A65B5

Cool Violet color link
Cool Violet

#A189BA

Dusty Lavender color link
Dusty Lavender

#AC86A8

East Side color link
East Side

#AA8CBC

Dark Lilac color link
Dark Lilac

#9C6DA5

#AA74B8 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AA74B8
  • RGB170, 116, 184
  • CMYK5, 27, 0, 28
  • CSSrgb(170, 116, 184)
  • HSL288°, 32%, 59%
  • HSL Precise287.647°, 32.381%, 58.824%
  • HSV288°, 37%, 72%
  • HSB288°, 37%, 72%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.722
  • GLSLvec3(0.667, 0.455, 0.722)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.667, 0.455, 0.722, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.667, 0.455, 0.722)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB45.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB72.2%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAA74B8
  • DECIMAL ID11171000
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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