#AA11AAMagentle (#AA11AA) is a mid-tone, vivid magenta with an OKLCH hue of 328°, lightness 0.52 and chroma 0.232. It sits on the transitional side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #AA11AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 17, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(300, 82%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(300, 90%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 90%, 0%, 33%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(41 70.6 -43.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.522 0.232 328) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Magentle shifts subtly: leans toward pink; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.6), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ab10a0 — ΔE 1.6, shifts subtly: leans toward pink#ad12a7 — ΔE 0.8, shifts subtly: leans toward pink#aa11aa — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#aa10ac — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Magentle in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 6.23:1 and against black 3.37:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#fa92f6 · #d762d4 · #aa11aa · #840084 · #520052 · #250025
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#9970ec · #a34ad1 · #aa11aa · #9c0073 · #870044 · #6f001e
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#ff7277 · #c36869 · #aa11aa · #810081 · #580058 · #3c0007
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#17ea65 · #a17b9f · #aa11aa · #6e2c6d · #4b104b · #260226
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e4f8e6 · #947a92 · #aa11aa · #475549 · #2f162e · #000200
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#ebf5ec · #c1ccc2 · #93a094 · #172719 · #000600 · #aa11aa
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ddd3af · #7ebc30 · #9468b1 · #aa11aa · #455b48 · #220610
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e9f0ca · #8fe7c8 · #7f824e · #aa11aa · #4d5b49 · #13072a
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#fff1ce · #a37e00 · #aa11aa · #005b66 · #00262c · #0d0600
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffeee2 · #c36900 · #aa11aa · #006224 · #002439 · #000200
#BC45BB · #CE68CB · #DF89DB · #EFA8EC · #FFC7FC
#900090 · #740074 · #5A005A · #410041 · #29002A
#9E379D · #924A90 · #845882
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.