Palettes / Colors / #AE52FF

#AE52FF — Light Vivid Purple

#AE52FF is a purple color we call Light Vivid Purple, closest to the named color BlueViolet (#8A2BE2). It belongs to the purple family.

#AE52FF 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 #A3FF52; it also sits naturally between #5752FF and #FF52F9. 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 32% · Blue 100%

Cyan 32% · Magenta 68% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AE52FF

.text { color: #AE52FF; }
.background { background-color: #AE52FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AE52FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 82, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(272, 100%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AE52FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 82, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AE52FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 82, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AE52FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AE52FF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A3FF52:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AE52FF: #000000.

How #AE52FF 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 #AE52FF 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

← #AE52FE  ·  #AE5300 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AE52FF?

#AE52FF is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 174, 82, 255). Its closest standard named color is BlueViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AE52FF?

#AE52FF is RGB 174, 82, 255 — HSL 272°, 100%, 66% — CMYK 32%, 68%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #AE52FF?

Its complement is #A3FF52; analogous partners are #5752FF and #FF52F9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AE52FF for text?

Black text on #AE52FF has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.85:1.