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#AA89BD

#AA89BD is a light, muted purple, close to the color Lavender Purple. In RGB it’s made of 66.7% red, 53.7% green, and 74.1% blue. Its hue is 278°, with 28% saturation and 64% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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2.99:1 Fail
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7.02:1 AAA
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2.99:1 Fail
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This color as text on black

7.02:1 AAA

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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #AA89BD as they’d see it.

Typical vision#AA89BD
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 #AA89BD?

#AA89BD is a light, muted purple, close to the color Lavender Purple. In RGB it’s made of 66.7% red, 53.7% green, and 74.1% blue. Its hue is 278°, with 28% saturation and 64% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #AA89BD in RGB?

#AA89BD is rgb(170, 137, 189): 170 red, 137 green, and 189 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #AA89BD in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(10, 28, 0, 26). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #AA89BD?

PANTONE 2638 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #AA89BD?

Its complement #7D9F6B gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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