Palettes / Colors / #AA55AA

#AA55AA — Muted Pink

#AA55AA is a pink color we call Muted Pink, closest to the named color DarkOrchid (#9932CC). It belongs to the pink family.

#AA55AA is a warm-leaning 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 #55AA55; it also sits naturally between #8055AA and #AA5580. 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 33% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 50% · Yellow 0% · Key 33%

Previews

CSS code for #AA55AA

.text { color: #AA55AA; }
.background { background-color: #AA55AA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AA55AA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 85, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(300, 33%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AA55AA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 85, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AA55AA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 85, 170, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AA55AA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AA55AA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #55AA55:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AA55AA: #000000.

How #AA55AA 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 #AA55AA or a close neighbour

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 #AA55AA?

#AA55AA is Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 170, 85, 170). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AA55AA?

#AA55AA is RGB 170, 85, 170 — HSL 300°, 33%, 50% — CMYK 0%, 50%, 0%, 33%.

What colors go with #AA55AA?

Its complement is #55AA55; analogous partners are #8055AA and #AA5580. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AA55AA for text?

Black text on #AA55AA has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.58:1.