#aa00a8

Color #aa00a8

A vivid, highly saturated dark magenta.

Closest named color Dark Magenta #8b008b · ΔE 13.33 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-700 #a800b7 · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#aa00a8

RGB

rgb(170, 0, 168)

HSL

hsl(300.7, 100%, 33.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300.7, 100%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 100%, 1.2%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(40.21, 72.2, -43.89)

LCH

lch(40.21, 84.49, 328.7)

OKLCH

oklch(51.7%, 0.2366, 328.99)

HWB

hwb(300.7, 0%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#00aa02

Analogous

#5700aa

#aa00a8

#aa0053

Triadic

#aa00a8

#a8aa00

#00a8aa

Split-complementary

#aa00a8

#53aa00

#00aa57

Tetradic

#aa00a8

#aa0200

#00aa02

#00a8aa

Square

#aa00a8

#aa5700

#00aa02

#0053aa

Shades

Color #aa00a8 mixed toward black.

#8e008c

#710070

#550054

#390038

#1c001c

Tints

Color #aa00a8 mixed toward white.

#e300e0

#ff1cfc

#ff55fd

#ff8efe

#ffc6fe

Tones

Color #aa00a8 mixed toward gray.

#9c0e9a

#8e1c8c

#7f2a7e

#713971

#634763

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.27:1

White text reads better on this background (6.41:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#838294 · ΔE 29

Deuteranopia

#89918f · ΔE 31

Tritanopia

#a6827d · ΔE 33.3

Achromatopsia

#5f5f5f · ΔE 29.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #aa00a8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aa00a8]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#aa00a8 (#aa00a8) is rgb(170, 0, 168) in RGB.

No, #aa00a8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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