Palettes / Colors / #AA84EB

#AA84EB — Light Purple

#AA84EB is a purple color we call Light Purple, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: orchid (#DA70D6) — not an exact match. CSS orchid gives you #DA70D6, a different color; use #AA84EB 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.

#AA84EB 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 #C5EB84; it also sits naturally between #8492EB and #DD84EB. 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 52% · Blue 92%

Cyan 28% · Magenta 44% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AA84EB

.text { color: #AA84EB; }
.background { background-color: #AA84EB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AA84EB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 132, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(262, 72%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AA84EB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 132, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AA84EB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 132, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AA84EB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AA84EB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AA84EB

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C5EB84:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AA84EB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AA84EB

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 #AA84EB 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 #AA84EB 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 #AA84EB?

#AA84EB is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 170, 132, 235). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AA84EB?

#AA84EB is RGB 170, 132, 235 — HSL 262°, 72%, 72% — CMYK 28%, 44%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #AA84EB?

Its complement is #C5EB84; analogous partners are #8492EB and #DD84EB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AA84EB for text?

Black text on #AA84EB has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.91:1.