#B167D5
Closest named color: Medium Orchid (#BA55D3). oklch(64% 0.173 313.6), rgb(177, 103, 213).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.77:1).
About this color
#B167D5 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.173 and its hue 314°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), ΔE 0.038 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.77:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.173) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Orchid (#BA55D3) |
| Black text | 5.77:1 |
| White text | 3.63:1 |
Values
| HEX | #B167D5 |
| RGB | rgb(177, 103, 213) |
| HSL | hsl(280, 57%, 62%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64% 0.173 313.6) |
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 #B167D5 | 3.63:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #B167D5 | 5.77:1 | AA | Lc 40.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #B167D5 text on white | 3.63:1 | AA large text | Lc 63.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #B167D5 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
#F0E5F6
oklch(93.6% 0.025 314)
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Step 200
200
#E4D1F0
oklch(88.6% 0.047 312.5)
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Step 300
300
#D4B1E8
oklch(80.9% 0.085 313.1)
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Step 400
400
#BF86DC
oklch(70.8% 0.135 313.7)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#B167D5
oklch(64% 0.173 313.6)
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Step 600
600
#9948BF
oklch(55.6% 0.188 313.3)
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Step 700
700
#8338A5
oklch(49.2% 0.175 313.5)
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Step 800
800
#6A2F85
oklch(42.6% 0.145 313.6)
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Step 900
900
#562B6B
oklch(37.6% 0.113 313.3)
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Step 950
950
#331A3F
oklch(27.1% 0.072 313.7)
#B167D5 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) | #4D82D9 | 0.149 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #6488D2 | 0.133 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #AE7994 | 0.118 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #868686 | 0.174 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #B167D5
#B167D5
oklch(64% 0.173 313.6)
- #5EA119
#5EA119
oklch(64% 0.173 133.5)
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 #B167D5, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #B167D5.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Orchid #BA55D3 ΔE 0.038
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.050
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.053
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.053
- Soft Purple #A66FB5 ΔE 0.058
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.061
- Light Purple #BF77F6 ΔE 0.062
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.063
Use #B167D5 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.