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#AA44DA Color

#AA44DA is rgb(170, 68, 218) in RGB, hsl(281, 67%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 69%, 0%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.12. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AA44DA
HEX#AA44DA
RGBrgb(170, 68, 218)
HSLhsl(281, 67%, 56%)
HSVhsv(281, 69%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 69%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(59% 0.225 312.8)
LABlab(48.68% 59.19 -59.05)
LCHlch(48.68% 83.61 315.07)

What #AA44DA Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #AA44DA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 6.12Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 13.19Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 13.37Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 14.45Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 15.37Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 17.38

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#AA44DA Channel Values

How #AA44DA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 170 · G 68 · B 2188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 281° · S 67% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 281° · S 69% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 69% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.62:1 vs white · 4.55:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AA44DA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text4.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AA44DA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AA44DA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AA44DA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AA44DA
Complementary
#73DA44
Analogous
#5F44DA
Analogous
#DA44BE
Triadic
#DAAA44
Triadic
#44DAAA
Split comp.
#BEDA44
Split comp.
#44DA5F

Tints & Shades of #AA44DA

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B65DDF
#C177E4
#CD90E9
#D9AAEE
#E4C3F3
#F0DDF8

Shades

#9C29D1
#8223AF
#6C1D91
#53166F
#3C1051
#23092F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AA44DA.

How #AA44DA Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#AA44DA
Protanopia#6060DA
Protanomaly#8456DA
Deuteranopia#7373D9
Deuteranomaly#8C63D9
Tritanopia#996868
Tritanomaly#A05CA3
Achromatopsia#757575

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AA44DA in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-aa44da: #AA44DA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AA44DA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aa44da': '#AA44DA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.267, blue: 0.855)
Android XML<color name="color_aa44da">#AA44DA</color>
SVG fillfill="#AA44DA"

More Purple Colors

#AA44DA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#AA44DA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AA44DA?

#AA44DA is a mid-tone purple — rgb(170, 68, 218) in RGB and hsl(281, 67%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.12.

What is the RGB value of #AA44DA?

#AA44DA is rgb(170, 68, 218) — red 170, green 68, and blue 218 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AA44DA?

#AA44DA converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 69%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AA44DA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AA44DA scores 4.62:1 against white and 4.55:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AA44DA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AA44DA is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 6.12, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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