Palettes / Colors / #AA5ABB

#AA5ABB — Muted Purple

#AA5ABB is a purple color we call Muted 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 #AA5ABB 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.

#AA5ABB 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 #6ABB58; it also sits naturally between #7858BB and #BB589C. 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 35% · Blue 73%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 52% · Yellow 0% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AA5ABB

.text { color: #AA5ABB; }
.background { background-color: #AA5ABB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AA5ABB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 90, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(289, 42%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AA5ABB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 90, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AA5ABB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 90, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AA5ABB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AA5ABB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AA5ABB

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6ABB58:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AA5ABB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AA5ABB

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 #AA5ABB 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 #AA5ABB 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 #AA5ABB?

#AA5ABB is Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 170, 90, 187). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AA5ABB?

#AA5ABB is RGB 170, 90, 187 — HSL 289°, 42%, 54% — CMYK 9%, 52%, 0%, 27%.

What colors go with #AA5ABB?

Its complement is #6ABB58; analogous partners are #7858BB and #BB589C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AA5ABB for text?

Black text on #AA5ABB has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.30:1.