Information about #AA2CCA color

#AA2CCA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AA2CCA falls into the Magenta Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(170, 44, 202) — 66.7% red, 17.3% green, 79.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 13 / 62 / 0 / 21. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #AA2CCA reads as a strongly colored purple-pink magenta and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Dark Orchid (#9932CC). Slightly further away sit Barney (#AC1DB8) and Purple Flower (#A74AC7).

The recipe behind #AA2CCA is rgb(170, 44, 202), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #AA2CCA: 5.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.9:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#AA2CCA color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#AA2CCA color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #AA2CCA

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Dark Orchid color link
Dark Orchid

#9932CC

Barney color link
Barney

#AC1DB8

Steel Pink color link
Steel Pink

#CC33CC

Purply color link
Purply

#983FB2

Purpley Pink color link
Purpley Pink

#C83CB9

Blue Violet color link
Blue Violet

#8A2BE2

Byzantine color link
Byzantine

#BD33A4

Kelly Purple color link
Kelly Purple

#8617BB

Purple Plum color link
Purple Plum

#9C51B6

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AA2CCA
  • RGB170, 44, 202
  • CMYK13, 62, 0, 21
  • CSSrgb(170, 44, 202)
  • HSL288°, 64%, 48%
  • HSL Precise287.848°, 64.228%, 48.235%
  • HSV288°, 78%, 79%
  • HSB288°, 78%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.173
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.792
  • GLSLvec3(0.667, 0.173, 0.792)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.667, 0.173, 0.792, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.667, 0.173, 0.792)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB17.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB79.2%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAA2CCA
  • DECIMAL ID11152586
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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