Palettes / Colors / #AA05EB

#AA05EB — Vivid Purple

#AA05EB is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color DarkViolet (#9400D3). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkviolet (#9400D3) — not an exact match. CSS darkviolet gives you #9400D3, a different color; use #AA05EB when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#AA05EB is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #46EB05; it also sits naturally between #3705EB and #EB05B9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 2% · Blue 92%

Cyan 28% · Magenta 98% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #AA05EB

.text { color: #AA05EB; }
.background { background-color: #AA05EB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AA05EB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 5, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(283, 96%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AA05EB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 5, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AA05EB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 5, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AA05EB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AA05EB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AA05EB

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #46EB05:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AA05EB: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AA05EB

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #AA05EB looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #AA05EB rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #AA05EB?

#AA05EB is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 170, 5, 235). Its closest standard named color is DarkViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AA05EB?

#AA05EB is RGB 170, 5, 235 — HSL 283°, 96%, 47% — CMYK 28%, 98%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #AA05EB?

Its complement is #46EB05; analogous partners are #3705EB and #EB05B9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AA05EB for text?

White text on #AA05EB has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.93:1.