Palettes / Colors / #AA4ADE

#AA4ADE — Purple

#AA4ADE 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 #AA4ADE 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.

#AA4ADE 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 #7EDE4A; it also sits naturally between #604ADE and #DE4AC8. 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 87%

Cyan 23% · Magenta 67% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AA4ADE

.text { color: #AA4ADE; }
.background { background-color: #AA4ADE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AA4ADE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 74, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(279, 69%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AA4ADE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 74, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AA4ADE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 74, 222, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AA4ADE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AA4ADE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AA4ADE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7EDE4A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AA4ADE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AA4ADE

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 #AA4ADE 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 #AA4ADE 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #AA4ADE?

#AA4ADE is Purple, a purple color (RGB 170, 74, 222). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AA4ADE?

#AA4ADE is RGB 170, 74, 222 — HSL 279°, 69%, 58% — CMYK 23%, 67%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #AA4ADE?

Its complement is #7EDE4A; analogous partners are #604ADE and #DE4AC8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AA4ADE for text?

Black text on #AA4ADE has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.43:1.