Palettes / Colors / #AA34EE
#AA34EE — Vivid Purple
#AA34EE 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 #AA34EE 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.
#AA34EE 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 #78EF34; it also sits naturally between #4D34EF and #EF34D6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AA34EE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 170, 52, 238 |
| HSL | 278°, 85%, 57% |
| HSV | 278°, 78%, 93% |
| CMYK | 29%, 78%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 33.24, 17.18, 82.45 |
| Yxy | 17.18, 0.2502, 0.1293 |
| CIE-Lab | 48.48, 74.33, -71.12 |
| Hunter Lab | 41.44, 74.01, -94.71 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 67% · Green 20% · Blue 93%
Cyan 29% · Magenta 78% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AA34EE
.text { color: #AA34EE; }
.background { background-color: #AA34EE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AA34EE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 52, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(278, 85%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AA34EE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 52, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AA34EE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 52, 238, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AA34EE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AA34EE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #78EF34:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 4.74:1 AA |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 4.44:1 AA large only |
Best text color on #AA34EE: #FFFFFF.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AA34EE
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 #AA34EE: ·
How #AA34EE 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 #AA34EE 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 #AA34EE?
#AA34EE is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 170, 52, 238). Its closest standard named color is BlueViolet.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AA34EE?
#AA34EE is RGB 170, 52, 238 — HSL 278°, 85%, 57% — CMYK 29%, 78%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #AA34EE?
Its complement is #78EF34; analogous partners are #4D34EF and #EF34D6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AA34EE for text?
White text on #AA34EE has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.44:1.