Palettes / Colors / #AA08BF

#AA08BF — Vivid Pink

#AA08BF 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 #AA08BF 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.

#AA08BF 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 #1DBF08; it also sits naturally between #4E08BF and #BF0879. 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 3% · Blue 75%

Cyan 11% · Magenta 96% · Yellow 0% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AA08BF

.text { color: #AA08BF; }
.background { background-color: #AA08BF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AA08BF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 8, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(293, 92%, 39%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AA08BF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 8, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AA08BF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 8, 191, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AA08BF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AA08BF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #1DBF08:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AA08BF: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AA08BF

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 #AA08BF 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 #AA08BF 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #AA08BF?

#AA08BF is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 170, 8, 191). Its closest standard named color is DarkViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AA08BF?

#AA08BF is RGB 170, 8, 191 — HSL 293°, 92%, 39% — CMYK 11%, 96%, 0%, 25%.

What colors go with #AA08BF?

Its complement is #1DBF08; analogous partners are #4E08BF and #BF0879. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AA08BF for text?

White text on #AA08BF has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.50:1.