Close to Medium Slate Blue

#AA68FA

#AA68FA is a light, vivid purple, close to the color Medium Slate Blue. In RGB it’s made of 66.7% red, 40.8% green, and 98% blue. Its hue is 267°, with 94% saturation and 69% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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3.46:1 AA Large
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6.07:1 AA
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3.46:1 AA Large
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This color as text on black

6.07:1 AA

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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #AA68FA as they’d see it.

Typical vision#AA68FA
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #AA68FA?

#AA68FA is a light, vivid purple, close to the color Medium Slate Blue. In RGB it’s made of 66.7% red, 40.8% green, and 98% blue. Its hue is 267°, with 94% saturation and 69% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #AA68FA in RGB?

#AA68FA is rgb(170, 104, 250): 170 red, 104 green, and 250 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #AA68FA in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(32, 58, 0, 2). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #AA68FA?

PANTONE 2592 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #AA68FA?

Its complement #5C9A0B gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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