Palettes / Colors / #AA97FA

#AA97FA — Light Vivid Blue

#AA97FA is a blue color we call Light Vivid Blue, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #AA97FA 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.

#AA97FA is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #E7FA99; it also sits naturally between #99B6FA and #DD99FA. 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 98%

Cyan 32% · Magenta 40% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AA97FA

.text { color: #AA97FA; }
.background { background-color: #AA97FA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AA97FA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 151, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(252, 91%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AA97FA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 151, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AA97FA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 151, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AA97FA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AA97FA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AA97FA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E7FA99:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AA97FA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AA97FA

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 #AA97FA 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 #AA97FA 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 #AA97FA?

#AA97FA is Light Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 170, 151, 250). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AA97FA?

#AA97FA is RGB 170, 151, 250 — HSL 252°, 91%, 79% — CMYK 32%, 40%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #AA97FA?

Its complement is #E7FA99; analogous partners are #99B6FA and #DD99FA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AA97FA for text?

Black text on #AA97FA has a contrast ratio of 8.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.47:1.