#AD5AEA
Closest named color: Lighter Purple (#A55AF4). oklch(63% 0.214 308), rgb(173, 90, 234).
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Black text reads best on this color (5.42:1).
About this color
#AD5AEA is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.214 and its hue 308°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Lighter Purple (#A55AF4), ΔE 0.021 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.42:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.214) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Lighter Purple (#A55AF4) |
| Black text | 5.42:1 |
| White text | 3.86:1 |
Values
| HEX | #AD5AEA |
| RGB | rgb(173, 90, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(275, 77%, 64%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63% 0.214 308) |
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 #AD5AEA | 3.86:1 | AA large text | Lc -71.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #AD5AEA | 5.42:1 | AA | Lc 38.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #AD5AEA text on white | 3.86:1 | AA large text | Lc 65.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #AD5AEA text on black | 5.42:1 | AA | Lc -36.1 | 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
#F8F3FD
oklch(97.1% 0.014 308.3)
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Step 100
100
#EFE5FA
oklch(93.6% 0.03 307.1)
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Step 200
200
#E4D0F7
oklch(88.6% 0.057 308.3)
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Step 300
300
#D3AFF5
oklch(81% 0.104 307.7)
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Step 400
400
#BD80F0
oklch(70.6% 0.168 307.8)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#AD5AEA
oklch(63% 0.214 308)
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Step 600
600
#9938D8
oklch(55.5% 0.232 308.1)
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Step 700
700
#8328BC
oklch(49.2% 0.216 308)
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Step 800
800
#6A2498
oklch(42.7% 0.179 307.9)
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Step 900
900
#562579
oklch(37.7% 0.139 307.8)
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Step 950
950
#321747
oklch(27% 0.088 307.4)
#AD5AEA 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) | #097EEE | 0.185 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #4282E7 | 0.163 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #A4779A | 0.151 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #818181 | 0.215 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #AD5AEA
#AD5AEA
oklch(63% 0.214 308)
- #6C9A00
#6C9A00
oklch(62.9% 0.164 127.8)
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 #AD5AEA, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #AD5AEA.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.021
- Medium Orchid #BA55D3 ΔE 0.043
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.047
- Bright Lilac #C95EFB ΔE 0.056
- Bright Lavender #C760FF ΔE 0.057
- Easter Purple #C071FE ΔE 0.064
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.066
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.069
Use #AD5AEA 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.