#AA22BBMagentleman (#AA22BB) is a mid-tone, vivid magenta with an OKLCH hue of 323°, lightness 0.54 and chroma 0.234. 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 | #AA22BB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 34, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(293, 69%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(293, 82%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9%, 82%, 0%, 27%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(43.2 70 -50.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.541 0.234 323) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Magentleman shifts subtly: leans toward pink; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.8), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ab21b0 — ΔE 1.8, shifts subtly: leans toward pink#ad23b8 — ΔE 0.8, shifts subtly: leans toward pink#aa22bb — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#aa22bd — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Magentleman 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 5.74:1 and against black 3.66:1, 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.
#f4a0ff · #d66ae5 · #aa22bb · #880097 · #560061 · #2a0030
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.
#9579f8 · #a153df · #aa22bb · #a20084 · #8e0052 · #76002a
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.
#ff7c8b · #c96d76 · #aa22bb · #820f90 · #5c0067 · #430010
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.
#4fe84d · #a581a9 · #aa22bb · #703378 · #4e1755 · #29062e
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e6f8e4 · #98809a · #aa22bb · #4e5a4c · #301933 · #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.
#ecf5eb · #c2ccc1 · #94a093 · #192718 · #000500 · #aa22bb
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d7ffd4 · #2fa42e · #aa22bb · #006903 · #002d00 · #050008
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#b1e1df · #98af67 · #5a9389 · #aa22bb · #50624f · #1e0510
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#fff0d4 · #b08100 · #aa22bb · #006268 · #00292c · #0d0500
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffeee4 · #d26800 · #aa22bb · #006903 · #002739 · #000200
#BB4DCA · #CC6ED8 · #DC8DE6 · #ECABF4 · #FACBFF
#900D9F · #750083 · #5A0065 · #410049 · #29002F
#9F3FAC · #93519C · #875E8C
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.