Palettes / Colors / #AA45FC

#AA45FC — Vivid Purple

#AA45FC 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 #AA45FC 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.

#AA45FC 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 #97FC45; it also sits naturally between #4E45FC and #FC45F3. 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 27% · Blue 99%

Cyan 33% · Magenta 73% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AA45FC

.text { color: #AA45FC; }
.background { background-color: #AA45FC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AA45FC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 69, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(273, 97%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AA45FC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 69, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AA45FC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 69, 252, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AA45FC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AA45FC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AA45FC

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #97FC45:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AA45FC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AA45FC

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 #AA45FC 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 #AA45FC 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 #AA45FC?

#AA45FC is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 170, 69, 252). Its closest standard named color is BlueViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AA45FC?

#AA45FC is RGB 170, 69, 252 — HSL 273°, 97%, 63% — CMYK 33%, 73%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #AA45FC?

Its complement is #97FC45; analogous partners are #4E45FC and #FC45F3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AA45FC for text?

Black text on #AA45FC has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.23:1.