Palettes / Colors / #AC2CED

#AC2CED — Vivid Purple

#AC2CED 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 #AC2CED 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.

#AC2CED 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 #6CED2C; it also sits naturally between #4C2CED and #ED2CCD. 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 17% · Blue 93%

Cyan 27% · Magenta 81% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AC2CED

.text { color: #AC2CED; }
.background { background-color: #AC2CED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AC2CED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(172, 44, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(280, 84%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AC2CED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(172, 44, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AC2CED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(172, 44, 237, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AC2CED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AC2CED">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6CED2C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AC2CED: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AC2CED

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 #AC2CED 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 #AC2CED 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

← #AC2CEC  ·  #AC2CEE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AC2CED?

#AC2CED is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 172, 44, 237). Its closest standard named color is BlueViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AC2CED?

#AC2CED is RGB 172, 44, 237 — HSL 280°, 84%, 55% — CMYK 27%, 81%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #AC2CED?

Its complement is #6CED2C; analogous partners are #4C2CED and #ED2CCD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AC2CED for text?

White text on #AC2CED has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.34:1.