Palettes / Colors / #AC2EEF

#AC2EEF — Vivid Purple

#AC2EEF 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 #AC2EEF 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.

#AC2EEF 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 #72EF2E; it also sits naturally between #4B2EEF and #EF2ED2. 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 18% · Blue 94%

Cyan 28% · Magenta 81% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AC2EEF

.text { color: #AC2EEF; }
.background { background-color: #AC2EEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AC2EEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(172, 46, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(279, 86%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AC2EEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(172, 46, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AC2EEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(172, 46, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AC2EEF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AC2EEF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #72EF2E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AC2EEF: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AC2EEF

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 #AC2EEF 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 #AC2EEF 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

← #AC2EEE  ·  #AC2EF0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AC2EEF?

#AC2EEF is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 172, 46, 239). Its closest standard named color is BlueViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AC2EEF?

#AC2EEF is RGB 172, 46, 239 — HSL 279°, 86%, 56% — CMYK 28%, 81%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #AC2EEF?

Its complement is #72EF2E; analogous partners are #4B2EEF and #EF2ED2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AC2EEF for text?

White text on #AC2EEF has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.39:1.