What color is #AA00CC?

#AA00CC is a vivid magenta known as Ferocious Fuchsia. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Ferocious Fuchsia?

The RGB value is 170, 0, 204: 170 red, 0 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Ferocious Fuchsia?

The complementary color is #22CC00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA00CC?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Ferocious Fuchsia color: hex code #AA00CC

#AA00CC rgb(170, 0, 204)

Shades of purple

Ferocious Fuchsia has the hex code #AA00CC. It is a vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 0% green and 80% blue (170, 0, 204).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 100% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.86:1).

Ferocious Fuchsia (#AA00CC) color codes

HEX	`#AA00CC`
RGB	`rgb(170, 0, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 0%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 100%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 100%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 100%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.62, 77.92, -61.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.62, 99.08, 321.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.475, 12.907, 58.159)`
Decimal	`11141324`
Short hex	`#A0C`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Ferocious Fuchsia, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #AA00CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#AA00CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #AA00CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa00cc; }
.text { color: #aa00cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa00cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 0 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa00cc, #cc0088); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #AA00CC on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #AA00CC?: #AA00CC is a vivid magenta known as Ferocious Fuchsia. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Ferocious Fuchsia?: The RGB value is 170, 0, 204: 170 red, 0 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Ferocious Fuchsia?: The complementary color is #22CC00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA00CC?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.