Palettes / Colors / #AA44CF

#AA44CF — Purple

#AA44CF 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 #AA44CF 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.

#AA44CF is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. 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 #69CF44; it also sits naturally between #6544CF and #CF44AF. 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 27% · Blue 81%

Cyan 18% · Magenta 67% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AA44CF

.text { color: #AA44CF; }
.background { background-color: #AA44CF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AA44CF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 68, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(284, 59%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AA44CF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 68, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AA44CF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 68, 207, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AA44CF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AA44CF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #69CF44:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AA44CF: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AA44CF

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 #AA44CF 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 #AA44CF 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

← #AA44CE  ·  #AA44D0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AA44CF?

#AA44CF is Purple, a purple color (RGB 170, 68, 207). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AA44CF?

#AA44CF is RGB 170, 68, 207 — HSL 284°, 59%, 54% — CMYK 18%, 67%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #AA44CF?

Its complement is #69CF44; analogous partners are #6544CF and #CF44AF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AA44CF for text?

White text on #AA44CF has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.44:1.