What color is #AA33EE?

#AA33EE is a vivid violet known as Sweet Desire. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Sweet Desire?

The RGB value is 170, 51, 238: 170 red, 51 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Sweet Desire?

The complementary color is #77EE33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA33EE?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Sweet Desire color: hex code #AA33EE

#AA33EE rgb(170, 51, 238)

Shades of purple

Sweet Desire has the hex code #AA33EE. It is a vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 20% green and 93.3% blue (170, 51, 238).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 85% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 79% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

Sweet Desire (#AA33EE) color codes

HEX	`#AA33EE`
RGB	`rgb(170, 51, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 20%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 85%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 79%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 79%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.37, 74.64, -71.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.37, 103.22, 316.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.191, 17.087, 82.422)`
Decimal	`11154414`
Short hex	`#A3E`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Sweet Desire, 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 #AA33EE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#AA33EE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	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 #AA33EE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa33ee; }
.text { color: #aa33ee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa33ee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 51 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa33ee, #ee33d4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #AA33EE on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #AA33EE?: #AA33EE is a vivid violet known as Sweet Desire. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Sweet Desire?: The RGB value is 170, 51, 238: 170 red, 51 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Sweet Desire?: The complementary color is #77EE33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA33EE?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.