Palettes / Colors / #AA25DA

#AA25DA — Purple

#AA25DA is a purple color we call Purple, closest to the named color DarkOrchid (#9932CC). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkorchid (#9932CC) — not an exact match. CSS darkorchid gives you #9932CC, a different color; use #AA25DA 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.

#AA25DA is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. 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 #55DA25; it also sits naturally between #4F25DA and #DA25B0. 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 85%

Cyan 22% · Magenta 83% · Yellow 0% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AA25DA

.text { color: #AA25DA; }
.background { background-color: #AA25DA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AA25DA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 37, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(284, 71%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AA25DA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 37, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AA25DA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 37, 218, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AA25DA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AA25DA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AA25DA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #55DA25:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AA25DA: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AA25DA

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 #AA25DA 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 #AA25DA 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

← #AA25D9  ·  #AA25DB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AA25DA?

#AA25DA is Purple, a purple color (RGB 170, 37, 218). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AA25DA?

#AA25DA is RGB 170, 37, 218 — HSL 284°, 71%, 50% — CMYK 22%, 83%, 0%, 15%.

What colors go with #AA25DA?

Its complement is #55DA25; analogous partners are #4F25DA and #DA25B0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AA25DA for text?

White text on #AA25DA has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.99:1.