#AD52D6
Closest named color: Medium Orchid (#BA55D3). oklch(60.8% 0.204 313.8), rgb(173, 82, 214).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.95:1).
About this color
#AD52D6 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.204 and its hue 314°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), ΔE 0.026 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.95:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.204) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Orchid (#BA55D3) |
| Black text | 4.95:1 |
| White text | 4.23:1 |
Values
| HEX | #AD52D6 |
| RGB | rgb(173, 82, 214) |
| HSL | hsl(281, 62%, 58%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.8% 0.204 313.8) |
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 #AD52D6 | 4.23:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #AD52D6 | 4.95:1 | AA | Lc 35.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #AD52D6 text on white | 4.23:1 | AA large text | Lc 68.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| #AD52D6 text on black | 4.95:1 | AA | Lc -33.0 | 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
#F9F3FC
oklch(97.1% 0.013 314.8)
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Step 100
100
#F1E5F8
oklch(93.7% 0.028 313.4)
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Step 200
200
#E7CFF3
oklch(88.5% 0.055 314.5)
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Step 300
300
#D8AEEE
oklch(81% 0.099 313.8)
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Step 400
400
#C47FE6
oklch(70.7% 0.161 313.7)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#AD52D6
oklch(60.8% 0.204 313.8)
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Step 600
600
#A039CB
oklch(55.6% 0.221 313.9)
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Step 700
700
#8929B0
oklch(49.1% 0.206 313.8)
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Step 800
800
#6F248E
oklch(42.6% 0.171 313.9)
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Step 900
900
#5A2572
oklch(37.8% 0.133 313.6)
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Step 950
950
#351743
oklch(27.1% 0.084 313.7)
#AD52D6 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) | #2076DA | 0.189 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #4C7DD3 | 0.164 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #A96A8D | 0.135 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7B7B7B | 0.206 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #AD52D6
#AD52D6
oklch(60.8% 0.204 313.8)
- #539700
#539700
oklch(60.7% 0.174 133.9)
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 #AD52D6, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #AD52D6.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Orchid #BA55D3 ΔE 0.026
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.049
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.053
- Pinky Purple #C94CBE ΔE 0.065
- Dark Orchid #9932CC ΔE 0.071
- Purpley Pink #C83CB9 ΔE 0.071
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.072
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.073
Use #AD52D6 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.