#AA22CCTelemagenta (#AA22CC) is a mid-tone, vivid purple with an OKLCH hue of 318°, lightness 0.55 and chroma 0.247. 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 | #AA22CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 34, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(288, 71%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(288, 83%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(17%, 83%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(44.3 72.9 -58.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.553 0.247 318) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Telemagenta shifts subtly: drifts toward magenta; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ac22c0 — ΔE 2.0, shifts subtly: drifts toward magenta#ad24c9 — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward pink#aa22cc — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#aa21cf — ΔE 0.5, is virtually unchangedTest Telemagenta 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 5.51:1 and against black 3.81:1, 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.
#ecadff · #d66df5 · #aa22cc · #8800a6 · #58006c · #2c0038
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.
#9080ff · #9f57ee · #aa22cc · #a40093 · #91005e · #7b0034
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.
#ff8298 · #cf6e7f · #aa22cc · #83109e · #5e0073 · #470016
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.
#64e61c · #a685b1 · #aa22cc · #713583 · #4f1a5e · #2b0934
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e7f8e1 · #9a84a1 · #aa22cc · #525d4e · #301a37 · #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.
#edf4ea · #c3ccc1 · #96a093 · #1c2818 · #010700 · #aa22cc
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#b1e1de · #95ba31 · #b06da5 · #aa22cc · #4e654a · #1d0511
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#eaeec9 · #8ee5c8 · #8a8f56 · #aa22cc · #546350 · #0c0831
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#fff0d8 · #b98100 · #aa22cc · #006669 · #002b2c · #100600
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffeee5 · #de6300 · #aa22cc · #276a00 · #002938 · #000200
#BB4FD9 · #CB70E6 · #DB8FF2 · #EBADFE · #F4CFFF
#900BAE · #75008E · #59006E · #40004F · #280033
#9F41BA · #9454A7 · #886194
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.