#AE56C6
Closest named color: Medium Orchid (#BA55D3). oklch(60.5% 0.183 318.6), rgb(174, 86, 198).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.94:1).
About this color
#AE56C6 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.183 and its hue 319°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), ΔE 0.029 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.94:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.183) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Orchid (#BA55D3) |
| Black text | 4.94:1 |
| White text | 4.24:1 |
Values
| HEX | #AE56C6 |
| RGB | rgb(174, 86, 198) |
| HSL | hsl(287, 50%, 56%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.5% 0.183 318.6) |
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 #AE56C6 | 4.24:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #AE56C6 | 4.94:1 | AA | Lc 35.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #AE56C6 text on white | 4.24:1 | AA large text | Lc 68.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| #AE56C6 text on black | 4.94:1 | AA | Lc -32.8 | 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
#F9F3FB
oklch(97.1% 0.012 317.7)
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Step 100
100
#F2E5F5
oklch(93.7% 0.025 319.9)
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Step 200
200
#E8CFEF
oklch(88.5% 0.051 318.8)
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Step 300
300
#DAAFE6
oklch(81% 0.089 318.8)
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Step 400
400
#C682D9
oklch(70.7% 0.142 318.7)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#AE56C6
oklch(60.5% 0.183 318.6)
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Step 600
600
#A240BC
oklch(55.6% 0.199 318.5)
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Step 700
700
#8A31A2
oklch(49.1% 0.184 318.3)
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Step 800
800
#702A83
oklch(42.6% 0.153 318.3)
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Step 900
900
#5B2869
oklch(37.7% 0.119 318.5)
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Step 950
950
#36183E
oklch(27.1% 0.077 318.8)
#AE56C6 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) | #3D75CA | 0.171 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #5C7EC3 | 0.150 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #AE6786 | 0.115 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7B7B7B | 0.184 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #AE56C6
#AE56C6
oklch(60.5% 0.183 318.6)
- #3D9911
#3D9911
oklch(60.4% 0.183 138.7)
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 #AE56C6, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #AE56C6.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Orchid #BA55D3 ΔE 0.029
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.038
- Pinky Purple #C94CBE ΔE 0.052
- Purpley Pink #C83CB9 ΔE 0.062
- Deep Lavender #8D5EB7 ΔE 0.064
- Soft Purple #A66FB5 ΔE 0.067
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.068
- Purply #983FB2 ΔE 0.069
Use #AE56C6 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.