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#AA33EE Sweet Desire

#AA33EE is a medium, vivid purple named Sweet Desire. In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 20.0% green and 93.3% blue (rgb(170, 51, 238)). Its HSL value is 278° hue, 85% saturation and 57% lightness, and in CMYK it is 29% cyan, 79% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #AA33EE is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 4.75:1.

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Variations of #AA33EE

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#AA33EE color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#AA33EE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #AA33EE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 58% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #0074EA
  • Protanopia 58% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #006EF3
  • Protanomaly 65% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #3E64F1
  • Deuteranopia 58% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #0074EA
  • Deuteranomaly 71% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #5C65EC
  • Tritanopia 64% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A06391
  • Tritanomaly 87% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A84BCA
  • Achromatopsia 47% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #737373
  • Achromatomaly 65% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #83679E

#AA33EE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.75:1 Good#AA33EE text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.42:1 Poor#AA33EE text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#AA33EE in CSS

/* Sweet Desire */
.color { color: #AA33EE; }
.background { background-color: #AA33EE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AA33EE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(170 51 238);
color: hsl(278 85% 57%);
color: oklch(0.589 0.261 309.1);

#AA33EE FAQ

What color is #AA33EE?

#AA33EE is a medium, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Sweet Desire. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #AA33EE?

#AA33EE is rgb(170, 51, 238) in RGB, hsl(278, 85%, 57%) in HSL and cmyk(29%, 79%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AA33EE?

The complementary color of #AA33EE is #77EE33, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AA33EE?

White text has the best contrast on #AA33EE: 4.75:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AA33EE a warm or cool color?

#AA33EE is a cool color.