Palettes / Colors / #AA49CA

#AA49CA — Purple

#AA49CA 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 #AA49CA 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.

#AA49CA 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 #69CA49; it also sits naturally between #6949CA and #CA49AA. 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 29% · Blue 79%

Cyan 16% · Magenta 64% · Yellow 0% · Key 21%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AA49CA

.text { color: #AA49CA; }
.background { background-color: #AA49CA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AA49CA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 73, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(285, 55%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AA49CA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 73, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AA49CA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 73, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AA49CA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AA49CA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #69CA49:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AA49CA: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AA49CA

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 #AA49CA 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 #AA49CA 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

← #AA49C9  ·  #AA49CB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AA49CA?

#AA49CA is Purple, a purple color (RGB 170, 73, 202). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AA49CA?

#AA49CA is RGB 170, 73, 202 — HSL 285°, 55%, 54% — CMYK 16%, 64%, 0%, 21%.

What colors go with #AA49CA?

Its complement is #69CA49; analogous partners are #6949CA and #CA49AA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AA49CA for text?

White text on #AA49CA has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.52:1.