#B165C8
Closest named color: Medium Orchid (#BA55D3). oklch(63% 0.162 317.9), rgb(177, 101, 200).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.56:1).
About this color
#B165C8 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.162 and its hue 318°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), ΔE 0.040 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.56:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.162) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Orchid (#BA55D3) |
| Black text | 5.56:1 |
| White text | 3.77:1 |
Values
| HEX | #B165C8 |
| RGB | rgb(177, 101, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(286, 47%, 59%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63% 0.162 317.9) |
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 #B165C8 | 3.77:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #B165C8 | 5.56:1 | AA | Lc 39.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #B165C8 text on white | 3.77:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| #B165C8 text on black | 5.56:1 | AA | Lc -36.7 | 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 500.
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Step 50
50
#F8F3FA
oklch(97% 0.011 316.5)
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Step 100
100
#F0E5F4
oklch(93.5% 0.023 317.1)
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Step 200
200
#E6D1ED
oklch(88.6% 0.044 317.7)
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Step 300
300
#D6B1E2
oklch(80.9% 0.079 317.8)
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Step 400
400
#C186D4
oklch(70.6% 0.127 317.7)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#B165C8
oklch(63% 0.162 317.9)
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Step 600
600
#9C49B5
oklch(55.5% 0.177 317.7)
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Step 700
700
#863A9C
oklch(49.2% 0.165 318)
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Step 800
800
#6D317E
oklch(42.8% 0.136 318.2)
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Step 900
900
#582C65
oklch(37.7% 0.105 318.1)
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Step 950
950
#341A3B
oklch(26.9% 0.068 318.8)
#B165C8 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) | #537ECB | 0.145 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #6986C5 | 0.130 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #B1738D | 0.105 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #838383 | 0.164 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #B165C8
#B165C8
oklch(63% 0.162 317.9)
- #529F32
#529F32
oklch(63% 0.163 138)
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 #B165C8, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Orchid #BA55D3 ΔE 0.040
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.044
- Soft Purple #A66FB5 ΔE 0.044
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.053
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.059
- Wisteria #A87DC2 ΔE 0.060
- Pinky Purple #C94CBE ΔE 0.060
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.069
Use #B165C8 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.