Palettes / Colors / #AD2BEE

#AD2BEE — Vivid Purple

#AD2BEE 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 #AD2BEE 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.

#AD2BEE 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 #6CEE2B; it also sits naturally between #4B2BEE and #EE2BCD. 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 68% · Green 17% · Blue 93%

Cyan 27% · Magenta 82% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AD2BEE

.text { color: #AD2BEE; }
.background { background-color: #AD2BEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AD2BEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 43, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(280, 85%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AD2BEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 43, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AD2BEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 43, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AD2BEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AD2BEE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6CEE2B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AD2BEE: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AD2BEE

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 #AD2BEE 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 #AD2BEE 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 #AD2BEE?

#AD2BEE is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 173, 43, 238). Its closest standard named color is BlueViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AD2BEE?

#AD2BEE is RGB 173, 43, 238 — HSL 280°, 85%, 55% — CMYK 27%, 82%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #AD2BEE?

Its complement is #6CEE2B; analogous partners are #4B2BEE and #EE2BCD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AD2BEE for text?

White text on #AD2BEE has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.36:1.