Palettes / Colors / #AA25BB

#AA25BB — Pink

#AA25BB 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 #AA25BB 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.

#AA25BB 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 #37BB25; it also sits naturally between #5F25BB and #BB2582. 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 15% · Blue 73%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 80% · Yellow 0% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AA25BB

.text { color: #AA25BB; }
.background { background-color: #AA25BB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AA25BB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 37, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(293, 67%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AA25BB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 37, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AA25BB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 37, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AA25BB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AA25BB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #37BB25:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AA25BB: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AA25BB

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 #AA25BB 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 #AA25BB 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 #AA25BB?

#AA25BB is Pink, a pink color (RGB 170, 37, 187). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AA25BB?

#AA25BB is RGB 170, 37, 187 — HSL 293°, 67%, 44% — CMYK 9%, 80%, 0%, 27%.

What colors go with #AA25BB?

Its complement is #37BB25; analogous partners are #5F25BB and #BB2582. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AA25BB for text?

White text on #AA25BB has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.69:1.