Heliotrope Magenta (#AA00BB)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 6.13:1 — vs black: 3.43:1

Color values

  • HEX #AA00BB
  • RGB rgb(170, 0, 187)
  • HSL hsl(294, 100%, 73%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 9.09, 100, 0, 26.67 )

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #AA00BB based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Heliotrope Magenta
#AA00BB Base
#11BB00
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Heliotrope Magenta
#AA00BB Base
#4D00BB
#BB006E
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Heliotrope Magenta
#AA00BB Base
#BBAA00
#00BBAA
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Heliotrope Magenta
#AA00BB Base
#6EBB00
#00BB4D
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Heliotrope Magenta
#AA00BB Base
#BB4D00
#11BB00
#006EBB
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Heliotrope Magenta
#AA00BB Base
#1F0022
#64006F
#850092
#CF00E4
#E909FF
#F055FF
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Heliotrope Magenta, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#17001A
#35003A
#52005A
#6F007A
#8D009B
Heliotrope Magenta #AA00BB Base
#E000F6
#EC33FF
#F26FFF
#F7AAFF
#FDE6FF
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #AA00BB. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #AA00BB;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #AA00BB;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #AA00BB;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #AA00BB,
        #83FF77
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #AA00BB,
        #83FF77
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$heliotrope-magenta: #AA00BB;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$heliotrope-magenta-r: 170;
$heliotrope-magenta-g: 0;
$heliotrope-magenta-b: 187;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $heliotrope-magenta;
    color: rgba($heliotrope-magenta-r, $heliotrope-magenta-g, $heliotrope-magenta-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Heliotrope Magenta appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #AA00BB How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #6060BA Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #3B3BBB Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #9D4747 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #626262 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Heliotrope Magenta ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Heliotrope Magenta #AA00BB Base
Purple (Munsell) #9F00C5 ΔE 2.84
Dark Orchid #9932CC ΔE 5.19
Dark Violet #9400D3 ΔE 5.76
Vivid Mulberry #B80CE3 ΔE 6.38

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.