Palettes / Colors / #AA87DE

#AA87DE — Light Purple

#AA87DE is a purple color we call Light Purple, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the purple family.

#AA87DE 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 #BBDE87; it also sits naturally between #8790DE and #D587DE. 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 53% · Blue 87%

Cyan 23% · Magenta 39% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AA87DE

.text { color: #AA87DE; }
.background { background-color: #AA87DE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AA87DE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 135, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(264, 57%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AA87DE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 135, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AA87DE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 135, 222, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AA87DE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AA87DE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AA87DE

Tints of #AA87DE

Tones of #AA87DE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BBDE87:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AA87DE: #000000.

How #AA87DE 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 #AA87DE 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 #AA87DE?

#AA87DE is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 170, 135, 222). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AA87DE?

#AA87DE is RGB 170, 135, 222 — HSL 264°, 57%, 70% — CMYK 23%, 39%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #AA87DE?

Its complement is #BBDE87; analogous partners are #8790DE and #D587DE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AA87DE for text?

Black text on #AA87DE has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.90:1.