Close to Dark Orchid
#AA31CD
#AA31CD is a mid-tone, rich purple, close to the color Dark Orchid. In RGB it’s made of 66.7% red, 19.2% green, and 80.4% blue. Its hue is 287°, with 61% saturation and 50% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
Color codes
Tints, shades & tones
Tints add white, shades add black, tones add gray. Tap any one to open its page.
Tints
Shades
Tones
Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #AA31CD.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
Open in the palette builder →Tetradic
Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette builder →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
5.21:1 AABlack text on this color
4.03:1 AA LargeThis color as text on white
5.21:1 AAThis color as text on black
4.03:1 AA LargeHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #AA31CD as they’d see it.
#AA31CD in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
Get startedSimilar colors
Questions about #AA31CD
What color is #AA31CD?
#AA31CD is a mid-tone, rich purple, close to the color Dark Orchid. In RGB it’s made of 66.7% red, 19.2% green, and 80.4% blue. Its hue is 287°, with 61% saturation and 50% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #AA31CD in RGB?
#AA31CD is rgb(170, 49, 205): 170 red, 49 green, and 205 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #AA31CD in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(17, 76, 0, 20). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #AA31CD?
PANTONE 2592 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #AA31CD?
Its complement #1C7E00 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.