Palettes / Colors / #AA40BA

#AA40BA — Muted Pink

#AA40BA is a pink color we call Muted 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 #AA40BA 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.

#AA40BA is a cool pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #50BA40; it also sits naturally between #6D40BA and #BA408D. 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 25% · Blue 73%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 66% · Yellow 0% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AA40BA

.text { color: #AA40BA; }
.background { background-color: #AA40BA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AA40BA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 64, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(292, 49%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AA40BA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 64, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AA40BA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 64, 186, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AA40BA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AA40BA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #50BA40:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AA40BA: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AA40BA

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 #AA40BA 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 #AA40BA 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

← #AA40B9  ·  #AA40BB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AA40BA?

#AA40BA is Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 170, 64, 186). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AA40BA?

#AA40BA is RGB 170, 64, 186 — HSL 292°, 49%, 49% — CMYK 9%, 66%, 0%, 27%.

What colors go with #AA40BA?

Its complement is #50BA40; analogous partners are #6D40BA and #BA408D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AA40BA for text?

White text on #AA40BA has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.15:1.