#AE5ED4
Closest named color: Medium Orchid (#BA55D3). oklch(62.3% 0.185 313.6), rgb(174, 94, 212).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.35:1).
About this color
#AE5ED4 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.185 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 5.35:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (62%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.185) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Orchid (#BA55D3) |
| Black text | 5.35:1 |
| White text | 3.92:1 |
Values
| HEX | #AE5ED4 |
| RGB | rgb(174, 94, 212) |
| HSL | hsl(281, 58%, 60%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.3% 0.185 313.6) |
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 #AE5ED4 | 3.92:1 | AA large text | Lc -71.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #AE5ED4 | 5.35:1 | AA | Lc 37.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #AE5ED4 text on white | 3.92:1 | AA large text | Lc 66.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #AE5ED4 text on black | 5.35:1 | AA | Lc -35.5 | 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
#F8F3FB
oklch(97% 0.012 313.2)
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Step 100
100
#F0E5F7
oklch(93.6% 0.027 312.6)
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Step 200
200
#E5D0F1
oklch(88.5% 0.05 313.4)
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Step 300
300
#D6B0EA
oklch(81% 0.09 313.8)
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Step 400
400
#C183E0
oklch(70.7% 0.146 313.7)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#AE5ED4
oklch(62.3% 0.185 313.6)
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Step 600
600
#9C42C4
oklch(55.6% 0.202 313.6)
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Step 700
700
#8533A9
oklch(49.1% 0.187 313.6)
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Step 800
800
#6C2C89
oklch(42.7% 0.154 313.4)
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Step 900
900
#58296E
oklch(37.8% 0.121 313.5)
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Step 950
950
#331940
oklch(26.9% 0.076 313.2)
#AE5ED4 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) | #3D7CD8 | 0.164 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #5A82D1 | 0.144 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #AB7290 | 0.125 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #808080 | 0.186 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #AE5ED4
#AE5ED4
oklch(62.3% 0.185 313.6)
- #579C00
#579C00
oklch(62.2% 0.177 133.6)
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 #AE5ED4, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #AE5ED4.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Orchid #BA55D3 ΔE 0.026
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.045
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.053
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.057
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.059
- Pinky Purple #C94CBE ΔE 0.063
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.066
- Soft Purple #A66FB5 ΔE 0.068
Use #AE5ED4 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.