Palettes / Colors / #AA96DB

#AA96DB — Light Muted Purple

#AA96DB is a purple color we call Light Muted Purple, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the purple family.

#AA96DB 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 #C7DB95; it also sits naturally between #95A4DB and #CB95DB. 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 59% · Blue 86%

Cyan 22% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AA96DB

.text { color: #AA96DB; }
.background { background-color: #AA96DB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AA96DB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 150, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(257, 49%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AA96DB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 150, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AA96DB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 150, 219, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AA96DB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AA96DB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AA96DB

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C7DB95:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AA96DB: #000000.

How #AA96DB 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 #AA96DB 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 #AA96DB?

#AA96DB is Light Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 170, 150, 219). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AA96DB?

#AA96DB is RGB 170, 150, 219 — HSL 257°, 49%, 72% — CMYK 22%, 32%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #AA96DB?

Its complement is #C7DB95; analogous partners are #95A4DB and #CB95DB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AA96DB for text?

Black text on #AA96DB has a contrast ratio of 8.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.59:1.