Information about #AA37BD color

#AA37BD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AA37BD falls into the Magenta Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(170, 55, 189) — 66.7% red, 21.6% green, 74.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 7 / 53 / 0 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A pleasantly vivid purple-pink magenta, #AA37BD carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Purple Flower (#A74AC7). Slightly further away sit Purply (#983FB2) and Dark Orchid (#9932CC).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(170, 55, 189)), which gives #AA37BD its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #AA37BD: 5.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.0:1 for black. No one has named #AA37BD so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#AA37BD color variations

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

#AA37BD 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 #AA37BD

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

Purply color link
Purply

#983FB2

Dark Orchid color link
Dark Orchid

#9932CC

Barney color link
Barney

#AC1DB8

Purple Plum color link
Purple Plum

#9C51B6

Purpley Pink color link
Purpley Pink

#C83CB9

Ugly Purple color link
Ugly Purple

#A442A0

Byzantine color link
Byzantine

#BD33A4

Purpureus color link
Purpureus

#9A4EAE

Deep Lilac color link
Deep Lilac

#9955BB

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AA37BD
  • RGB170, 55, 189
  • CMYK7, 53, 0, 26
  • CSSrgb(170, 55, 189)
  • HSL291°, 55%, 48%
  • HSL Precise291.493°, 54.918%, 47.843%
  • HSV291°, 71%, 74%
  • HSB291°, 71%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.216
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • GLSLvec3(0.667, 0.216, 0.741)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.667, 0.216, 0.741, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.667, 0.216, 0.741)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB21.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.1%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAA37BD
  • DECIMAL ID11155389
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01