#aa00aa

Color #aa00aa

A vivid, highly saturated dark magenta.

Closest named color Dark Magenta #8b008b · ΔE 14.03 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-700 #a800b7 · ΔE 2.2

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Conversions

HEX

#aa00aa

RGB

rgb(170, 0, 170)

HSL

hsl(300, 100%, 33.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 100%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 100%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(40.33, 72.5, -44.89)

LCH

lch(40.33, 85.27, 328.24)

OKLCH

oklch(51.8%, 0.238, 328.37)

HWB

hwb(300, 0%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#00aa00

Analogous

#5500aa

#aa00aa

#aa0055

Triadic

#aa00aa

#aaaa00

#00aaaa

Split-complementary

#aa00aa

#55aa00

#00aa55

Tetradic

#aa00aa

#aa0000

#00aa00

#00aaaa

Square

#aa00aa

#aa5500

#00aa00

#0055aa

Shades

Color #aa00aa mixed toward black.

#8e008e

#710071

#550055

#390039

#1c001c

Tints

Color #aa00aa mixed toward white.

#e300e3

#ff1cff

#ff55ff

#ff8eff

#ffc6ff

Tones

Color #aa00aa mixed toward gray.

#9c0e9c

#8e1c8e

#7f2a7f

#713971

#634763

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.29:1

White text reads better on this background (6.38:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#838296 · ΔE 28.7

Deuteranopia

#899191 · ΔE 26.7

Tritanopia

#a6837f · ΔE 33.3

Achromatopsia

#5f5f5f · ΔE 29.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #aa00aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aa00aa]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#aa00aa (#aa00aa) is rgb(170, 0, 170) in RGB.

No, #aa00aa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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