#aa55aa

Color #aa55aa

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Orchid #da70d6 · ΔE 16.21 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-600 #c800de · ΔE 10.7

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Conversions

HEX

#aa55aa

RGB

rgb(170, 85, 170)

HSL

hsl(300, 33.3%, 50%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 50%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 50%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(49.43, 46.98, -30.5)

LCH

lch(49.43, 56.01, 327.01)

OKLCH

oklch(58.4%, 0.155, 327.32)

HWB

hwb(300, 33.3%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#55aa55

Analogous

#8055aa

#aa55aa

#aa5580

Triadic

#aa55aa

#aaaa55

#55aaaa

Split-complementary

#aa55aa

#80aa55

#55aa80

Tetradic

#aa55aa

#aa5555

#55aa55

#55aaaa

Square

#aa55aa

#aa8055

#55aa55

#5580aa

Shades

Color #aa55aa mixed toward black.

#8e478e

#713971

#552b55

#391c39

#1c0e1c

Tints

Color #aa55aa mixed toward white.

#b871b8

#c68ec6

#d4aad4

#e3c6e3

#f1e3f1

Tones

Color #aa55aa mixed toward gray.

#a35ca3

#9c639c

#956a95

#8e718e

#877887

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.58:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.59:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.59:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8d9b · ΔE 23

Deuteranopia

#929797 · ΔE 21.5

Tritanopia

#a78d8a · ΔE 26

Achromatopsia

#757575 · ΔE 25.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #aa55aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aa55aa]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#aa55aa (#aa55aa) is rgb(170, 85, 170) in RGB.

No, #aa55aa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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