#AA5BDD
Closest named color: Medium Orchid (#BA55D3). oklch(62% 0.198 309.9), rgb(170, 91, 221).
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Black text reads best on this color (5.24:1).
About this color
#AA5BDD is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.198 and its hue 310°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), ΔE 0.033 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.24:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (62%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.198) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Orchid (#BA55D3) |
| Black text | 5.24:1 |
| White text | 4.00:1 |
Values
| HEX | #AA5BDD |
| RGB | rgb(170, 91, 221) |
| HSL | hsl(276, 66%, 61%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62% 0.198 309.9) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #AA5BDD | 4.00:1 | AA large text | Lc -72.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #AA5BDD | 5.24:1 | AA | Lc 37.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #AA5BDD text on white | 4.00:1 | AA large text | Lc 66.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| #AA5BDD text on black | 5.24:1 | AA | Lc -34.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.
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Step 50
50
#F8F3FC
oklch(97.1% 0.013 310.5)
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Step 100
100
#F0E5F8
oklch(93.6% 0.028 311.3)
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Step 200
200
#E4D0F4
oklch(88.5% 0.053 310.1)
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Step 300
300
#D4AFF0
oklch(80.9% 0.098 310.1)
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Step 400
400
#BE83E8
oklch(70.8% 0.154 309.9)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#AA5BDD
oklch(62% 0.198 309.9)
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Step 600
600
#993FCE
oklch(55.5% 0.215 310)
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Step 700
700
#832FB3
oklch(49.1% 0.201 310)
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Step 800
800
#6A2991
oklch(42.7% 0.166 309.7)
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Step 900
900
#562873
oklch(37.7% 0.128 309.9)
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Step 950
950
#321844
oklch(26.9% 0.083 309.2)
#AA5BDD with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #2A7CE1 | 0.171 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #4C80DA | 0.151 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #A37394 | 0.136 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7F7F7F | 0.199 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #AA5BDD
#AA5BDD
oklch(62% 0.198 309.9)
- #649800
#649800
oklch(61.9% 0.166 129.7)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #AA5BDD, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #AA5BDD.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Orchid #BA55D3 ΔE 0.033
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.036
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.052
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.056
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.057
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.066
- Bright Lilac #C95EFB ΔE 0.070
- Bright Lavender #C760FF ΔE 0.071
Use #AA5BDD in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.