#AE68D8
Closest named color: Medium Orchid (#BA55D3). oklch(64% 0.174 311.3), rgb(174, 104, 216).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.77:1).
About this color
#AE68D8 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.174 and its hue 311°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), ΔE 0.041 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.77:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.174) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Orchid (#BA55D3) |
| Black text | 5.77:1 |
| White text | 3.63:1 |
Values
| HEX | #AE68D8 |
| RGB | rgb(174, 104, 216) |
| HSL | hsl(278, 59%, 63%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64% 0.174 311.3) |
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 #AE68D8 | 3.63:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #AE68D8 | 5.77:1 | AA | Lc 40.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #AE68D8 text on white | 3.63:1 | AA large text | Lc 63.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #AE68D8 text on black | 5.77:1 | AA | Lc -38.0 | 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
#EFE6F6
oklch(93.7% 0.023 310.7)
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Step 200
200
#E3D1F1
oklch(88.5% 0.047 310.5)
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Step 300
300
#D3B1E9
oklch(80.9% 0.085 311.9)
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Step 400
400
#BC87DE
oklch(70.8% 0.135 311.3)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#AE68D8
oklch(64% 0.174 311.3)
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Step 600
600
#9649C2
oklch(55.6% 0.188 311.1)
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Step 700
700
#8039A8
oklch(49.1% 0.176 311)
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Step 800
800
#683088
oklch(42.6% 0.146 311)
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Step 900
900
#552C6D
oklch(37.8% 0.114 311.3)
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Step 950
950
#321A40
oklch(27% 0.073 311.6)
#AE68D8 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) | #4B83DC | 0.145 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #6087D5 | 0.130 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #A97B96 | 0.122 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #868686 | 0.175 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #AE68D8
#AE68D8
oklch(64% 0.174 311.3)
- #64A007
#64A007
oklch(64% 0.174 131.3)
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 #AE68D8, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #AE68D8.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Orchid #BA55D3 ΔE 0.041
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.046
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.047
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.052
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.058
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.060
- Soft Purple #A66FB5 ΔE 0.060
- Light Purple #BF77F6 ΔE 0.060
Use #AE68D8 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.