Palettes / Colors / #AA2EBC

#AA2EBC — Pink

#AA2EBC 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 #AA2EBC 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.

#AA2EBC 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 #41BD2E; it also sits naturally between #622EBD and #BD2E88. 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 18% · Blue 74%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 76% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AA2EBC

.text { color: #AA2EBC; }
.background { background-color: #AA2EBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AA2EBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 46, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(292, 61%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AA2EBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 46, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AA2EBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 46, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AA2EBC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AA2EBC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AA2EBC

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #41BD2E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AA2EBC: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AA2EBC

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 #AA2EBC 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 #AA2EBC 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

← #AA2EBB  ·  #AA2EBD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AA2EBC?

#AA2EBC is Pink, a pink color (RGB 170, 46, 188). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AA2EBC?

#AA2EBC is RGB 170, 46, 188 — HSL 292°, 61%, 46% — CMYK 10%, 76%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #AA2EBC?

Its complement is #41BD2E; analogous partners are #622EBD and #BD2E88. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AA2EBC for text?

White text on #AA2EBC has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.83:1.