#AE65D0
Closest named color: Medium Orchid (#BA55D3). oklch(63.1% 0.17 314), rgb(174, 101, 208).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.57:1).
About this color
#AE65D0 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.170 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 0.037 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.57:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.170) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Orchid (#BA55D3) |
| Black text | 5.57:1 |
| White text | 3.76:1 |
Values
| HEX | #AE65D0 |
| RGB | rgb(174, 101, 208) |
| HSL | hsl(281, 53%, 61%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.1% 0.17 314) |
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 #AE65D0 | 3.76:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #AE65D0 | 5.57:1 | AA | Lc 39.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #AE65D0 text on white | 3.76:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| #AE65D0 text on black | 5.57:1 | AA | Lc -36.8 | 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
#F0E5F5
oklch(93.5% 0.024 315.5)
-
Step 200
200
#E4D1EF
oklch(88.5% 0.045 313.3)
-
Step 300
300
#D4B1E7
oklch(80.9% 0.083 313.6)
-
Step 400
400
#BE86DA
oklch(70.6% 0.133 313.9)
-
Step 500
500 (this color)
#AE65D0
oklch(63.1% 0.17 314)
-
Step 600
600
#9949BD
oklch(55.6% 0.184 313.8)
-
Step 700
700
#8339A3
oklch(49.1% 0.172 314.1)
-
Step 800
800
#6A3084
oklch(42.6% 0.142 313.9)
-
Step 900
900
#562C6A
oklch(37.7% 0.11 313.6)
-
Step 950
950
#331A3E
oklch(27% 0.071 314.6)
#AE65D0 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) | #4C7FD4 | 0.146 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #6385CD | 0.130 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #AB7691 | 0.115 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #838383 | 0.171 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #AE65D0
#AE65D0
oklch(63.1% 0.17 314)
- #5B9E1D
#5B9E1D
oklch(63.1% 0.169 134)
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 #AE65D0, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #AE65D0.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Orchid #BA55D3 ΔE 0.037
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.043
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.051
- Soft Purple #A66FB5 ΔE 0.053
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.055
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.058
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.065
- Wisteria #A87DC2 ΔE 0.065
Use #AE65D0 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.