#AE78ED
Closest named color: Light Urple (#B36FF6). oklch(67.7% 0.173 303.4), rgb(174, 120, 237).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.70:1).
About this color
#AE78ED is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 68%, its chroma 0.173 and its hue 303°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Light Urple (#B36FF6), ΔE 0.026 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.70:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (68%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.173) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Light Urple (#B36FF6) |
| Black text | 6.70:1 |
| White text | 3.13:1 |
Values
| HEX | #AE78ED |
| RGB | rgb(174, 120, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(268, 76%, 70%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.7% 0.173 303.4) |
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 #AE78ED | 3.13:1 | AA large text | Lc -63.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #AE78ED | 6.70:1 | AA | Lc 46.0 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #AE78ED text on white | 3.13:1 | AA large text | Lc 58.1 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #AE78ED text on black | 6.70:1 | AA | Lc -43.7 | 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 400.
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Step 50
50
#F7F3FE
oklch(97% 0.015 302.6)
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Step 100
100
#EEE5FC
oklch(93.6% 0.032 303.5)
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Step 200
200
#E1D0FA
oklch(88.5% 0.06 303.6)
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Step 300
300
#CFAFFA
oklch(80.8% 0.109 303.6)
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Step 400
400 (this color)
#AE78ED
oklch(67.7% 0.173 303.4)
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Step 500
500
#A75BF4
oklch(63.1% 0.221 303.5)
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Step 600
600
#9338E2
oklch(55.6% 0.24 303.6)
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Step 700
700
#7D28C5
oklch(49.1% 0.223 303.2)
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Step 800
800
#66249F
oklch(42.7% 0.185 303.7)
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Step 900
900
#52257E
oklch(37.6% 0.144 303.3)
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Step 950
950
#30174A
oklch(26.9% 0.092 303.3)
#AE78ED 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) | #5490F1 | 0.126 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #6391EA | 0.115 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #A38DA8 | 0.129 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #929292 | 0.174 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #AE78ED
#AE78ED
oklch(67.7% 0.173 303.4)
- #84A700
#84A700
oklch(67.7% 0.167 123.3)
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 #AE78ED, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.026
- Light Purple #BF77F6 ΔE 0.031
- Easter Purple #C071FE ΔE 0.042
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.055
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.056
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.062
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.066
- Liliac #C48EFD ΔE 0.067
Use #AE78ED 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.