#AE63D3
Closest named color: Medium Orchid (#BA55D3). oklch(63% 0.176 313.3), rgb(174, 99, 211).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.52:1).
About this color
#AE63D3 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.176 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 0.033 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.52:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.176) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Orchid (#BA55D3) |
| Black text | 5.52:1 |
| White text | 3.80:1 |
Values
| HEX | #AE63D3 |
| RGB | rgb(174, 99, 211) |
| HSL | hsl(280, 56%, 61%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63% 0.176 313.3) |
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 #AE63D3 | 3.80:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #AE63D3 | 5.52:1 | AA | Lc 38.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #AE63D3 text on white | 3.80:1 | AA large text | Lc 65.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #AE63D3 text on black | 5.52:1 | AA | Lc -36.5 | 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.
-
Step 50
50
#F8F3FB
oklch(97% 0.012 313.2)
-
Step 100
100
#F0E5F6
oklch(93.6% 0.025 314)
-
Step 200
200
#E5D0F0
oklch(88.5% 0.049 314.2)
-
Step 300
300
#D5B1E8
oklch(81% 0.085 313.8)
-
Step 400
400
#BF85DD
oklch(70.7% 0.138 313.5)
-
Step 500
500 (this color)
#AE63D3
oklch(63% 0.176 313.3)
-
Step 600
600
#9A46C0
oklch(55.6% 0.192 313.6)
-
Step 700
700
#8337A6
oklch(49.1% 0.178 313.3)
-
Step 800
800
#6B2F87
oklch(42.8% 0.147 313.3)
-
Step 900
900
#572B6C
oklch(37.8% 0.115 313.5)
-
Step 950
950
#331A3F
oklch(27.1% 0.072 313.7)
#AE63D3 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) | #477FD7 | 0.152 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #5F85D0 | 0.136 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #AB7592 | 0.118 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #838383 | 0.177 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #AE63D3
#AE63D3
oklch(63% 0.176 313.3)
- #5B9E09
#5B9E09
oklch(63% 0.176 133.2)
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 #AE63D3, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #AE63D3.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Orchid #BA55D3 ΔE 0.033
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.045
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.052
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.056
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.059
- Soft Purple #A66FB5 ΔE 0.059
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.059
- Pinky Purple #C94CBE ΔE 0.066
Use #AE63D3 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.