Palettes / Colors / #AA8AED
#AA8AED — Light Purple
#AA8AED is a purple color we call Light Purple, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the purple family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #AA8AED 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.
#AA8AED 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 #CEED8C; it also sits naturally between #8C9EED and #DB8CED. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AA8AED |
|---|---|
| RGB | 170, 138, 237 |
| HSL | 259°, 73%, 74% |
| HSV | 259°, 42%, 93% |
| CMYK | 28%, 42%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 40.95, 32.84, 84.30 |
| Yxy | 32.84, 0.2590, 0.2077 |
| CIE-Lab | 64.03, 32.69, -45.67 |
| Hunter Lab | 57.30, 30.83, -52.16 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 67% · Green 54% · Blue 93%
Cyan 28% · Magenta 42% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AA8AED
.text { color: #AA8AED; }
.background { background-color: #AA8AED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AA8AED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 138, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(259, 73%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AA8AED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 138, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AA8AED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 138, 237, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AA8AED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AA8AED">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CEED8C:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.78:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 7.57:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AA8AED: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AA8AED
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #AA8AED: ·
How #AA8AED 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 #AA8AED rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #AA8AED?
#AA8AED is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 170, 138, 237). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AA8AED?
#AA8AED is RGB 170, 138, 237 — HSL 259°, 73%, 74% — CMYK 28%, 42%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #AA8AED?
Its complement is #CEED8C; analogous partners are #8C9EED and #DB8CED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AA8AED for text?
Black text on #AA8AED has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.78:1.