Palettes / Colors / #AA2AEB
#AA2AEB — Vivid Purple
#AA2AEB is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color BlueViolet (#8A2BE2). It belongs to the purple family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: blueviolet (#8A2BE2) — not an exact match. CSS blueviolet gives you #8A2BE2, a different color; use #AA2AEB 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.
#AA2AEB 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 #69EB28; it also sits naturally between #4928EB and #EB28CB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AA2AEB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 170, 42, 235 |
| HSL | 280°, 83%, 54% |
| HSV | 280°, 82%, 92% |
| CMYK | 28%, 82%, 0%, 8% |
| XYZ | 32.40, 16.20, 80.02 |
| Yxy | 16.20, 0.2519, 0.1260 |
| CIE-Lab | 47.24, 76.71, -71.46 |
| Hunter Lab | 40.25, 76.60, -95.42 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 67% · Green 16% · Blue 92%
Cyan 28% · Magenta 82% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AA2AEB
.text { color: #AA2AEB; }
.background { background-color: #AA2AEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AA2AEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 42, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(280, 83%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AA2AEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 42, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AA2AEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 42, 235, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AA2AEB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AA2AEB">Div content here</div>
Shades of #AA2AEB
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #69EB28:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 4.95:1 AA |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 4.24:1 AA large only |
Best text color on #AA2AEB: #FFFFFF.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AA2AEB
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #AA2AEB: ·
How #AA2AEB 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 #AA2AEB rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #AA2AEB?
#AA2AEB is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 170, 42, 235). Its closest standard named color is BlueViolet.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AA2AEB?
#AA2AEB is RGB 170, 42, 235 — HSL 280°, 83%, 54% — CMYK 28%, 82%, 0%, 8%.
What colors go with #AA2AEB?
Its complement is #69EB28; analogous partners are #4928EB and #EB28CB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AA2AEB for text?
White text on #AA2AEB has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.24:1.