#AC5ADE
Closest named color: Medium Orchid (#BA55D3). oklch(62.2% 0.201 310.5), rgb(172, 90, 222).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.27:1).
About this color
#AC5ADE is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.201 and its hue 311°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), ΔE 0.031 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.27:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (62%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.201) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Orchid (#BA55D3) |
| Black text | 5.27:1 |
| White text | 3.98:1 |
Values
| HEX | #AC5ADE |
| RGB | rgb(172, 90, 222) |
| HSL | hsl(277, 67%, 61%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.2% 0.201 310.5) |
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 #AC5ADE | 3.98:1 | AA large text | Lc -72.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #AC5ADE | 5.27:1 | AA | Lc 37.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #AC5ADE text on white | 3.98:1 | AA large text | Lc 66.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #AC5ADE text on black | 5.27:1 | AA | Lc -35.0 | 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
#D5AFF0
oklch(80.9% 0.098 310.8)
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Step 400
400
#BF82E8
oklch(70.7% 0.156 310.5)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#AC5ADE
oklch(62.2% 0.201 310.5)
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Step 600
600
#9B3DCF
oklch(55.6% 0.218 310.7)
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Step 700
700
#842DB3
oklch(49.1% 0.203 310.6)
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Step 800
800
#6B2891
oklch(42.7% 0.168 310.4)
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Step 900
900
#572774
oklch(37.8% 0.131 310.3)
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Step 950
950
#331844
oklch(27.1% 0.083 310.3)
#AC5ADE 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) | #287CE2 | 0.176 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #4C81DB | 0.156 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #A67394 | 0.139 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7F7F7F | 0.202 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #AC5ADE
#AC5ADE
oklch(62.2% 0.201 310.5)
- #629900
#629900
oklch(62% 0.168 130.5)
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 #AC5ADE, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #AC5ADE.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Orchid #BA55D3 ΔE 0.031
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.036
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.055
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.055
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.061
- Bright Lilac #C95EFB ΔE 0.067
- Bright Lavender #C760FF ΔE 0.068
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.068
Use #AC5ADE 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.