#AE68D9
Closest named color: Medium Orchid (#BA55D3). oklch(64.1% 0.175 311), rgb(174, 104, 217).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.78:1).
About this color
#AE68D9 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.175 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 5.78:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.175) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Orchid (#BA55D3) |
| Black text | 5.78:1 |
| White text | 3.63:1 |
Values
| HEX | #AE68D9 |
| RGB | rgb(174, 104, 217) |
| HSL | hsl(277, 60%, 63%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.1% 0.175 311) |
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 #AE68D9 | 3.63:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #AE68D9 | 5.78:1 | AA | Lc 40.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #AE68D9 text on white | 3.63:1 | AA large text | Lc 63.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #AE68D9 text on black | 5.78:1 | AA | Lc -38.1 | 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
#D2B1EA
oklch(80.8% 0.086 310.7)
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Step 400
400
#BC86DF
oklch(70.6% 0.138 311.1)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#AE68D9
oklch(64.1% 0.175 311)
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Step 600
600
#9648C3
oklch(55.5% 0.191 310.9)
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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)
#AE68D9 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) | #4A83DD | 0.146 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #6088D6 | 0.131 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #A97B97 | 0.121 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #868686 | 0.176 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #AE68D9
#AE68D9
oklch(64.1% 0.175 311)
- #65A001
#65A001
oklch(64% 0.174 130.9)
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 #AE68D9, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #AE68D9.
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 0.045
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.047
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.053
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.057
- Light Purple #BF77F6 ΔE 0.059
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.061
- Soft Purple #A66FB5 ΔE 0.062
Use #AE68D9 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.