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#AA2ECA — Purple

#AA2ECA 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 #AA2ECA 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.

#AA2ECA 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 #4ECC2E; it also sits naturally between #5D2ECC and #CC2E9C. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#AA2ECA · RGB 170, 46, 202

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Color values

HEX#AA2ECA
RGB170, 46, 202
HSL288°, 63%, 49%
HSV288°, 77%, 79%
CMYK16%, 77%, 0%, 21%
XYZ28.22, 14.76, 57.24
Yxy14.76, 0.2815, 0.1473
CIE-Lab45.31, 69.28, -55.71
Hunter Lab38.42, 66.93, -65.96

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 18% · Blue 79%

Cyan 16% · Magenta 77% · Yellow 0% · Key 21%

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

Previews

Sample text in #AA2ECA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #AA2ECA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #AA2ECA

.text { color: #AA2ECA; }
.background { background-color: #AA2ECA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AA2ECA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 46, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(288, 63%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AA2ECA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 46, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AA2ECA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 46, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AA2ECA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AA2ECA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AA2ECA

#9E2ABB#8D26A6#7F2296#6D1D81#5F1970#4D155B#3F114B#2E0C36#200825#0E0411

Tints of #AA2ECA

#B640D4#BC50D7#C465DC#CC7AE1#D48FE6#DB9FE9#E2B4EE#EAC9F3#F1DAF7#F9EEFB

Tones of #AA2ECA

#A539C0#9F45B5#9850AA#915B9F#8A6693#847288

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4ECC2E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text5.31:1 AA
Against black text3.95:1 AA large only

Best text color on #AA2ECA: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AA2ECA

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 #AA2ECA: ·

How #AA2ECA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #7473A4Deuteranopia · #7C859BTritanopia · #A48680

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:

Tailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3Material Purple 500 · #9C27B0Tailwind purple 600 · #9333EA

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #AA2ECA rather than the exact color:

Hidden Ruby Harbor
#C06ADD · #A52CCE · #9225B6 · #3F134D
Tranquil Voyage
#2CB89D · #A72FC4 · #C7A92F · #D5F0EA
Wild Ruby Opal
#3D1E6C · #A937CA · #5B2253 · #8D305D
Serene Ruby Whisper
#1B8F79 · #A825C7 · #E0C658 · #D4F2F1
Gentle Ruby Zephyr
#5526C5 · #A930C0 · #D63297 · #DA3C48
Tender Meadow
#3E278D · #A437C6 · #D978BC · #E7A8B2

Similar colors

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

#A52CCE#A72FC4#A937CA#A825C7#A930C0#A437C6#A827D4#B533CF#A632BE#A73BD1#B931C9#AC39BF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AA2EC9  ·  #AA2ECB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AA2ECA?

#AA2ECA is Purple, a purple color (RGB 170, 46, 202). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AA2ECA?

#AA2ECA is RGB 170, 46, 202 — HSL 288°, 63%, 49% — CMYK 16%, 77%, 0%, 21%.

What colors go with #AA2ECA?

Its complement is #4ECC2E; analogous partners are #5D2ECC and #CC2E9C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AA2ECA for text?

White text on #AA2ECA has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.95:1.