Information about #AA78AA color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #AA78AA reads as a calm, restrained electric magenta and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Grayish Magenta (#A87DA8). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Thin (#A87CA0) and Grayish Mulberry (#9E7DA8).
The recipe behind #AA78AA is rgb(170, 120, 170), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #AA78AA background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 6.0:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.5:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#AA78AA color variations
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#AA78AA color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#AA78AA color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#AA78AA color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#AA78AA color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#AA78AA 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #AA78AA color
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Nearest named colors to #AA78AA
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#A87DA8
#A87CA0
#9E7DA8
#A87D9E
#A484AC
#AC86A8
#A66FB5
#B681A1
#B784A7
#9C6DA5
#A088A6
#A78199
#AA78AA color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#AA78AA
- RGB170, 120, 170
- CMYK0, 20, 0, 33
- CSSrgb(170, 120, 170)
- HSL300°, 23%, 57%
- HSL Precise300°, 22.727%, 56.863%
- HSV300°, 29%, 67%
- HSB300°, 29%, 67%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.667
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.471
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.667
- GLSLvec3(0.667, 0.471, 0.667)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.667, 0.471, 0.667, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.667, 0.471, 0.667)
- Percentage of Red in RGB66.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB47.1%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB66.7%
- Color FamilyMagenta
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDAA78AA
- DECIMAL ID11172010
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
