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#AA2EDC — Purple

#AA2EDC 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 #AA2EDC 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.

#AA2EDC 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 #5FDC2E; it also sits naturally between #532EDC and #DC2EB6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#AA2EDC · RGB 170, 46, 220

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Color values

HEX#AA2EDC
RGB170, 46, 220
HSL283°, 71%, 52%
HSV283°, 79%, 86%
CMYK23%, 79%, 0%, 14%
XYZ30.47, 15.67, 69.13
Yxy15.67, 0.2644, 0.1359
CIE-Lab46.53, 72.66, -64.08
Hunter Lab39.58, 71.38, -80.99

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 18% · Blue 86%

Cyan 23% · Magenta 79% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

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

Previews

Sample text in #AA2EDC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #AA2EDC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #AA2EDC

.text { color: #AA2EDC; }
.background { background-color: #AA2EDC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AA2EDC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 46, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(283, 71%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AA2EDC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 46, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AA2EDC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 46, 220, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AA2EDC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AA2EDC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AA2EDC

#9D23CD#8C1FB7#7F1CA6#6E1890#5D157A#4D1164#3C0D4E#2F0A3D#1E0727#0D0311

Tints of #AA2EDC

#B13FDE#BA55E2#C166E5#CA7CE9#D18EEC#D89FEF#E1B5F2#E8C6F5#F1DCF9#F8EEFC

Tones of #AA2EDC

#A53ACF#A046C3#9A52B7#9560A9#8F6C9D#8A7891

Color harmonies

Complementary — #5FDC2E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text5.08:1 AA
Against black text4.13:1 AA large only

Best text color on #AA2EDC: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AA2EDC

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 #AA2EDC: ·

How #AA2EDC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #7473B2Deuteranopia · #7C85A8Tritanopia · #A49189

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 · #C026D3Tailwind purple 600 · #9333EAMaterial Purple 500 · #9C27B0

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #AA2EDC rather than the exact color:

Silent Monsoon
#20C0E8 · #194ED1 · #3A18B2 · #AD2FDA
Mellow Meadow
#5F59DF · #A52CE3 · #C02D97 · #E5394B
Crystal Horizon
#317C17 · #91E677 · #A827D4 · #D3A9E9
Mellow Orchard
#399716 · #77E547 · #B234E2 · #D7B3EF
Serene Solace
#B435DA · #B82494 · #D4436C · #E58771
Vivid Ruby Cascade
#A126D6 · #E630BB · #E92855 · #AF4010

Similar colors

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

#AD2FDA#A52CE3#A827D4#B234E2#B435DA#A126D6#A52CCE#AC3BD3#A63CD4#9C2DD3#B927D8#B936D9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AA2EDB  ·  #AA2EDD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AA2EDC?

#AA2EDC is Purple, a purple color (RGB 170, 46, 220). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AA2EDC?

#AA2EDC is RGB 170, 46, 220 — HSL 283°, 71%, 52% — CMYK 23%, 79%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #AA2EDC?

Its complement is #5FDC2E; analogous partners are #532EDC and #DC2EB6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AA2EDC for text?

White text on #AA2EDC has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.13:1.