Color #AA55FF – Violet Color Palettes & Inspiration

Q: What is the complementary color of #AA55FF?

The complementary color is #55AA00.

Q: Does #AA55FF have good contrast on white or black?

On white: 3.85:1. On black: 5.45:1.

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#AA55FF FAQs

What is the RGB value of #AA55FF?

RGB: 170, 85, 255. Copy as CSS: rgb(170, 85, 255).

Is #AA55FF a web-safe color?

No — web-safe colors use pairs from 00, 33, 66, 99, CC, FF.

What is the complementary color of #AA55FF?

Complement: #55AA00.

Does #AA55FF have good contrast on white or black?

On white: 3.85:1 (AA (large text)). On black: 5.45:1 (AA (normal) / AAA (large)).

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Color #aa55ff Description

Build combos with #AA55FF

#AA55FF has RGB values of 170, 85, 255 and CMYK 33, 67, 0, 0. This violet color works well for CTA buttons and accents. Tags: cool, neon, reads well with black text. The page below contains color combinations, color schemes, color palettes, and images that match and go well with the hex color aa55ff. The best text color paired with #AA55FF is #000000 There is 1 colour combination with hex code #aa55ff.

Readable text on #AA55FF

Black text: AA (5.5:1)White text: Fail (3.9:1)