Electric Purple #AA23FF
Electric Purple is a medium-dark, vivid purple with hex code #AA23FF and RGB rgb(170, 35, 255).
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White text reads best on this color (4.77:1).
About this color
#AA23FF is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 59%, its chroma 0.287 and its hue 306°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. It is the named color Electric Purple. White text reads best on it, at 4.77:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (59%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.287) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Electric Purple |
| Black text | 4.39:1 |
| White text | 4.77:1 |
Colors that go with Electric Purple
Matches found by rotating Electric Purple around the OKLCH hue wheel, each labelled with the closest name in our list.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Color palettes with Electric Purple
Curated color palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.06 (OKLab) of Electric Purple, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.06 of Electric Purple yet.
Similar named colors
The eight named colors closest to Electric Purple, with their ΔE distance.
- Bright Violet #AD0AFD ΔE 0.014
- Neon Purple #BC13FE ΔE 0.035
- Bright Purple #BE03FD ΔE 0.040
- Vivid Purple #9900FA ΔE 0.041
- Vibrant Purple #AD03DE ΔE 0.055
- Hot Purple #CB00F5 ΔE 0.068
- Blue Violet #8A2BE2 ΔE 0.072
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.075
More about Electric Purple
How to make Electric Purple
A starting recipe from common paint colors, found with a spectral paint model (the color mixer’s paint mode). Real pigments vary, so mix a small test batch and adjust.
- 2 parts purple
- 1 part white
Recipe result: #944DB4, a difference of ΔE 0.132 from Electric Purple. Electric Purple is more vivid than these paints can mix, so start from a ready-made purple paint and adjust it.
Codes for Electric Purple in every format
| HEX | #AA23FF |
| RGB | rgb(170, 35, 255) |
| HSL | hsl(277, 100%, 57%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.2% 0.287 306.3) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #AA23FF | 4.77:1 | AA | Lc -76.9 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #AA23FF | 4.39:1 | AA large text | Lc 32.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #AA23FF text on white | 4.77:1 | AA | Lc 71.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #AA23FF text on black | 4.39:1 | AA large text | Lc -30.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Shades and tints of Electric Purple
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 600.
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Step 50
50
#F8F3FF
oklch(97.1% 0.017 304.8)
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Step 100
100
#F0E4FE
oklch(93.6% 0.037 306.4)
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Step 200
200
#E5CEFF
oklch(88.6% 0.071 306.3)
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Step 300
300
#D4ACFF
oklch(80.9% 0.121 305.9)
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Step 400
400
#C07AFF
oklch(70.8% 0.196 306.4)
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Step 500
500
#B14AFF
oklch(63% 0.255 306.3)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#AA23FF
oklch(59.2% 0.287 306.3)
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Step 700
700
#8600CD
oklch(49.1% 0.253 306.4)
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Step 800
800
#6E00AA
oklch(42.6% 0.22 306.2)
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Step 900
900
#591687
oklch(37.7% 0.172 306.2)
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Step 950
950
#34114F
oklch(27% 0.108 306.1)
Electric Purple with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #006FFF | 0.212 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0073FB | 0.215 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #9A6699 | 0.199 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #727272 | 0.289 |
Use Electric Purple in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.