#B156CA
Closest named color: Medium Orchid (#BA55D3). oklch(61.1% 0.188 318.5), rgb(177, 86, 202).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.05:1).
About this color
#B156CA is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.188 and its hue 319°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), ΔE 0.021 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.05:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.188) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Orchid (#BA55D3) |
| Black text | 5.05:1 |
| White text | 4.15:1 |
Values
| HEX | #B156CA |
| RGB | rgb(177, 86, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(287, 52%, 56%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.1% 0.188 318.5) |
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 #B156CA | 4.15:1 | AA large text | Lc -73.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #B156CA | 5.05:1 | AA | Lc 36.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #B156CA text on white | 4.15:1 | AA large text | Lc 68.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #B156CA text on black | 5.05:1 | AA | Lc -33.6 | 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
#F9F3FB
oklch(97.1% 0.012 317.7)
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Step 100
100
#F2E5F6
oklch(93.7% 0.027 318.2)
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Step 200
200
#E8CFEF
oklch(88.5% 0.051 318.8)
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Step 300
300
#DAAEE7
oklch(80.9% 0.092 318.4)
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Step 400
400
#C781DB
oklch(70.8% 0.147 318.5)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#B156CA
oklch(61.1% 0.188 318.5)
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Step 600
600
#A33EBE
oklch(55.7% 0.204 318.4)
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Step 700
700
#8B2EA4
oklch(49.1% 0.19 318.2)
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Step 800
800
#712885
oklch(42.7% 0.158 318.2)
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Step 900
900
#5C276A
oklch(37.8% 0.122 318.7)
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Step 950
950
#36183E
oklch(27.1% 0.077 318.8)
#B156CA 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) | #3B76CE | 0.177 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #5C7FC7 | 0.154 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #B16888 | 0.119 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7C7C7C | 0.190 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #B156CA
#B156CA
oklch(61.1% 0.188 318.5)
- #3D9C07
#3D9C07
oklch(61.1% 0.188 138.5)
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 #B156CA, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #B156CA.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Orchid #BA55D3 ΔE 0.021
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.045
- Pinky Purple #C94CBE ΔE 0.049
- Purpley Pink #C83CB9 ΔE 0.060
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.068
- Soft Purple #A66FB5 ΔE 0.071
- Deep Lavender #8D5EB7 ΔE 0.071
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.072
Use #B156CA 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.