#AE5BD6
Closest named color: Medium Orchid (#BA55D3). oklch(62% 0.192 313.3), rgb(174, 91, 214).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.26:1).
About this color
#AE5BD6 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.192 and its hue 313°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), ΔE 0.024 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.26:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (62%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.192) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Orchid (#BA55D3) |
| Black text | 5.26:1 |
| White text | 3.98:1 |
Values
| HEX | #AE5BD6 |
| RGB | rgb(174, 91, 214) |
| HSL | hsl(280, 60%, 60%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62% 0.192 313.3) |
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 #AE5BD6 | 3.98:1 | AA large text | Lc -72.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #AE5BD6 | 5.26:1 | AA | Lc 37.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #AE5BD6 text on white | 3.98:1 | AA large text | Lc 66.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| #AE5BD6 text on black | 5.26:1 | 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
#F0E5F7
oklch(93.6% 0.027 312.6)
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Step 200
200
#E6D0F2
oklch(88.6% 0.052 313.8)
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Step 300
300
#D6AFEC
oklch(80.9% 0.094 313.1)
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Step 400
400
#C182E2
oklch(70.6% 0.15 313.2)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#AE5BD6
oklch(62% 0.192 313.3)
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Step 600
600
#9D40C7
oklch(55.7% 0.208 313.3)
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Step 700
700
#8630AC
oklch(49.1% 0.194 313.3)
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Step 800
800
#6D2A8B
oklch(42.8% 0.16 313.4)
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Step 900
900
#58286F
oklch(37.7% 0.124 313.2)
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Step 950
950
#341841
oklch(27% 0.079 313.9)
#AE5BD6 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) | #367BDA | 0.171 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #5681D3 | 0.150 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #AA7090 | 0.128 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7F7F7F | 0.193 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #AE5BD6
#AE5BD6
oklch(62% 0.192 313.3)
- #589B00
#589B00
oklch(62% 0.176 133.3)
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 #AE5BD6, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #AE5BD6.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Orchid #BA55D3 ΔE 0.024
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.048
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.049
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.060
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.061
- Pinky Purple #C94CBE ΔE 0.064
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.072
- Bright Lilac #C95EFB ΔE 0.072
Use #AE5BD6 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.