What color is #AA22BB?

#AA22BB is a moderate magenta known as Magentleman. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Magentleman?

The RGB value is 170, 34, 187: 170 red, 34 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Magentleman?

The complementary color is #33BB22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA22BB?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Magentleman color: hex code #AA22BB

#AA22BB rgb(170, 34, 187)

Shades of purple

Magentleman has the hex code #AA22BB. It is a moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 13.3% green and 73.3% blue (170, 34, 187).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 69% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 82% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.74:1).

Magentleman (#AA22BB) color codes

HEX	`#AA22BB`
RGB	`rgb(170, 34, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 13.3%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 69%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 82%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 82%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.18, 69.97, -50.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.18, 86.22, 324.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.118, 13.28, 48.192)`
Decimal	`11150011`
Short hex	`#A2B`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Magentleman, 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 #AA22BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#AA22BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	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 #AA22BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa22bb; }
.text { color: #aa22bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa22bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 34 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa22bb, #bb227f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #AA22BB on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #AA22BB?: #AA22BB is a moderate magenta known as Magentleman. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Magentleman?: The RGB value is 170, 34, 187: 170 red, 34 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Magentleman?: The complementary color is #33BB22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA22BB?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.