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#AA1ABC — Pink

#AA1ABC is a pink color we call Pink, closest to the named color DarkOrchid (#9932CC). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkorchid (#9932CC) — not an exact match. CSS darkorchid gives you #9932CC, a different color; use #AA1ABC 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.

#AA1ABC 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 #2DBC1A; it also sits naturally between #581ABC and #BC1A7E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#AA1ABC · RGB 170, 26, 188

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Color values

HEX#AA1ABC
RGB170, 26, 188
HSL293°, 76%, 42%
HSV293°, 86%, 74%
CMYK10%, 86%, 0%, 26%
XYZ26.02, 12.92, 48.70
Yxy12.92, 0.2969, 0.1474
CIE-Lab42.64, 71.93, -51.85
Hunter Lab35.94, 69.37, -59.34

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 10% · Blue 74%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 86% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

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

Previews

Sample text in #AA1ABC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #AA1ABC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #AA1ABC

.text { color: #AA1ABC; }
.background { background-color: #AA1ABC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AA1ABC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 26, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(293, 76%, 42%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AA1ABC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 26, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AA1ABC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 26, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AA1ABC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AA1ABC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AA1ABC

#9917AB#891599#7D138B#6D1179#5D0E67#4D0C55#3D0943#300736#200524#100212

Tints of #AA1ABC

#BE1DD3#CD2CE2#D243E5#D95DE9#DE74EC#E38AEF#EAA5F3#EFBCF6#F5D7F9#FBEDFD

Tones of #AA1ABC

#A025B1#9731A5#8E3D99#86488E#7D5483#745F77

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2DBC1A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text5.86:1 AA
Against black text3.58:1 AA large only

Best text color on #AA1ABC: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AA1ABC

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 #AA1ABC: ·

How #AA1ABC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #6C6A95Deuteranopia · #747F8BTritanopia · #A3766F

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 #AA1ABC rather than the exact color:

Misty Tempest
#B115B9 · #E551EB · #21D519 · #A3ED9B
Tranquil Summit
#235EE8 · #2314D2 · #7524D7 · #A613C4
Vintage Ruby Mosaic
#B121C2 · #BAAA20 · #27DAC7 · #E9B1E7
Crimson Cinder
#A011B8 · #EA21C8 · #EF55A5 · #F7AABA
Radiant Ruby Aurora
#25B6AF · #B126B9 · #DBD44F · #B9E8E8
Electric Zephyr
#168C8F · #B41CB1 · #C3C71F · #A7E8E4

Similar colors

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

#B115B9#A613C4#B121C2#A011B8#B126B9#B41CB1#AF16CA#A825C7#9F24C2#AA21AD#AF29B6#A229BD

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AA1ABB  ·  #AA1ABD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AA1ABC?

#AA1ABC is Pink, a pink color (RGB 170, 26, 188). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AA1ABC?

#AA1ABC is RGB 170, 26, 188 — HSL 293°, 76%, 42% — CMYK 10%, 86%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #AA1ABC?

Its complement is #2DBC1A; analogous partners are #581ABC and #BC1A7E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AA1ABC for text?

White text on #AA1ABC has a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.58:1.