Palettes / Colors / #AA03AA

#AA03AA — Vivid Pink

#AA03AA is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color DarkMagenta (#8B008B). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkmagenta (#8B008B) — not an exact match. CSS darkmagenta gives you #8B008B, a different color; use #AA03AA when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#AA03AA is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #03AB03; it also sits naturally between #5703AB and #AB0357. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 1% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 98% · Yellow 0% · Key 33%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #AA03AA

.text { color: #AA03AA; }
.background { background-color: #AA03AA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AA03AA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 3, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(300, 97%, 34%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AA03AA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 3, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AA03AA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 3, 170, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AA03AA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AA03AA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #03AB03:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AA03AA: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AA03AA

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #AA03AA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #AA03AA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AA03A9  ·  #AA03AB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AA03AA?

#AA03AA is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 170, 3, 170). Its closest standard named color is DarkMagenta.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AA03AA?

#AA03AA is RGB 170, 3, 170 — HSL 300°, 97%, 34% — CMYK 0%, 98%, 0%, 33%.

What colors go with #AA03AA?

Its complement is #03AB03; analogous partners are #5703AB and #AB0357. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AA03AA for text?

White text on #AA03AA has a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.30:1.