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#AA06BC — Vivid Pink

#AA06BC is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color DarkViolet (#9400D3). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkviolet (#9400D3) — not an exact match. CSS darkviolet gives you #9400D3, a different color; use #AA06BC 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.

#AA06BC is a cool 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 #18BC06; it also sits naturally between #4F06BC and #BC0673. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#AA06BC · RGB 170, 6, 188

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Color values

HEX#AA06BC
RGB170, 6, 188
HSL294°, 94%, 38%
HSV294°, 97%, 74%
CMYK10%, 97%, 0%, 26%
XYZ25.72, 12.31, 48.60
Yxy12.31, 0.2969, 0.1421
CIE-Lab41.70, 74.70, -53.36
Hunter Lab35.08, 72.48, -61.77

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 2% · Blue 74%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 97% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

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

Previews

Sample text in #AA06BC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #AA06BC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #AA06BC

.text { color: #AA06BC; }
.background { background-color: #AA06BC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AA06BC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 6, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(294, 94%, 38%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AA06BC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 6, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AA06BC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 6, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AA06BC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AA06BC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AA06BC

#9C05AD#8A0599#7D048B#6B0477#5E0368#500359#3F0245#310236#1F0123#120114

Tints of #AA06BC

#C507DA#DF08F7#E320F8#E63EF9#EA5CFA#EE79FB#F297FC#F5B0FD#F9CEFD#FCEBFE

Tones of #AA06BC

#A012AF#9520A2#8B2D95#803A88#76477B#6B546D

Color harmonies

Complementary — #18BC06:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text6.07:1 AA
Against black text3.46:1 AA large only

Best text color on #AA06BC: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AA06BC

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #AA06BC: ·

How #AA06BC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #636290Deuteranopia · #6D7985Tritanopia · #A26D66

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:

Material Purple 500 · #9C27B0Tailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3Tailwind purple 600 · #9333EA

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #AA06BC rather than the exact color:

Crimson Cinder
#A011B8 · #EA21C8 · #EF55A5 · #F7AABA
Tranquil Summit
#235EE8 · #2314D2 · #7524D7 · #A613C4
Palette 8100d1
#8100D1 · #B500B2 · #FF52A0 · #FFA47F
Misty Tempest
#B115B9 · #E551EB · #21D519 · #A3ED9B
Palette F5eeee
#F5EEEE · #EA21A2 · #AF05AA · #171313
Ruby Cascade
#5003C0 · #AB03A9 · #FF467A · #FFD51E

Similar colors

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

#A011B8#A613C4#B500B2#B115B9#AF05AA#AB03A9#AF16CA#B20FA7#B41CB1#B715CE#B61AAE#A412D4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AA06BB  ·  #AA06BD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AA06BC?

#AA06BC is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 170, 6, 188). Its closest standard named color is DarkViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AA06BC?

#AA06BC is RGB 170, 6, 188 — HSL 294°, 94%, 38% — CMYK 10%, 97%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #AA06BC?

Its complement is #18BC06; analogous partners are #4F06BC and #BC0673. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AA06BC for text?

White text on #AA06BC has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.46:1.