#AE5CAC
Closest named color: Soft Purple (#A66FB5). oklch(60% 0.148 328.1), rgb(174, 92, 172).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.92:1).
About this color
#AE5CAC is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.148 and its hue 328°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Soft Purple (#A66FB5), ΔE 0.044 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.92:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.148) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Soft Purple (#A66FB5) |
| Black text | 4.92:1 |
| White text | 4.26:1 |
Values
| HEX | #AE5CAC |
| RGB | rgb(174, 92, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(301, 34%, 52%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60% 0.148 328.1) |
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 #AE5CAC | 4.26:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #AE5CAC | 4.92:1 | AA | Lc 35.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #AE5CAC text on white | 4.26:1 | AA large text | Lc 69.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #AE5CAC text on black | 4.92:1 | AA | Lc -32.6 | 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
#F9F3F9
oklch(97% 0.01 325.7)
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Step 100
100
#F2E5F1
oklch(93.6% 0.021 328.1)
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Step 200
200
#E8D0E7
oklch(88.4% 0.041 327.2)
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Step 300
300
#DBB1D8
oklch(81% 0.071 328.5)
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Step 400
400
#C886C5
oklch(70.8% 0.116 328.3)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#AE5CAC
oklch(60% 0.148 328.1)
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Step 600
600
#A34AA2
oklch(55.5% 0.161 327.9)
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Step 700
700
#8C3B8A
oklch(49.1% 0.149 328.5)
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Step 800
800
#723170
oklch(42.7% 0.124 328.7)
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Step 900
900
#5C2C5B
oklch(37.6% 0.097 328.1)
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Step 950
950
#361A35
oklch(26.9% 0.062 328.4)
#AE5CAC 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) | #5674AF | 0.144 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #6D7EA9 | 0.129 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #B3647C | 0.083 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7A7A7A | 0.149 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #AE5CAC
#AE5CAC
oklch(60% 0.148 328.1)
- #30974A
#30974A
oklch(59.9% 0.147 148.2)
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 #AE5CAC, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Soft Purple #A66FB5 ΔE 0.044
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.046
- Dark Lilac #9C6DA5 ΔE 0.052
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.057
- Deep Lavender #8D5EB7 ΔE 0.061
- Pinky Purple #C94CBE ΔE 0.063
- Medium Orchid #BA55D3 ΔE 0.066
- Light Plum #9D5783 ΔE 0.070
Use #AE5CAC 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.