#AE60CE
Closest named color: Medium Orchid (#BA55D3). oklch(62.3% 0.175 315.2), rgb(174, 96, 206).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.36:1).
About this color
#AE60CE is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.175 and its hue 315°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), ΔE 0.030 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.36:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (62%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.175) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Orchid (#BA55D3) |
| Black text | 5.36:1 |
| White text | 3.91:1 |
Values
| HEX | #AE60CE |
| RGB | rgb(174, 96, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(283, 53%, 59%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.3% 0.175 315.2) |
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 #AE60CE | 3.91:1 | AA large text | Lc -71.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #AE60CE | 5.36:1 | AA | Lc 37.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #AE60CE text on white | 3.91:1 | AA large text | Lc 66.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #AE60CE text on black | 5.36:1 | 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
#F0E5F6
oklch(93.6% 0.025 314)
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Step 200
200
#E5D0EF
oklch(88.4% 0.048 315)
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Step 300
300
#D6B0E7
oklch(80.9% 0.086 315.3)
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Step 400
400
#C185DB
oklch(70.8% 0.137 315.2)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#AE60CE
oklch(62.3% 0.175 315.2)
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Step 600
600
#9C46BE
oklch(55.7% 0.191 315.1)
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Step 700
700
#8536A4
oklch(49.1% 0.178 315)
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Step 800
800
#6C2E85
oklch(42.7% 0.147 314.9)
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Step 900
900
#582A6A
oklch(37.7% 0.115 315.5)
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Step 950
950
#341A3E
oklch(27.1% 0.072 315.9)
#AE60CE 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) | #467CD2 | 0.155 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #5F83CB | 0.139 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #AC728E | 0.117 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #818181 | 0.177 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #AE60CE
#AE60CE
oklch(62.3% 0.175 315.2)
- #539D14
#539D14
oklch(62.4% 0.176 135.2)
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 #AE60CE, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #AE60CE.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Orchid #BA55D3 ΔE 0.030
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.040
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.056
- Soft Purple #A66FB5 ΔE 0.058
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.058
- Pinky Purple #C94CBE ΔE 0.061
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.063
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.064
Use #AE60CE 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.