#B264C8
Closest named color: Medium Orchid (#BA55D3). oklch(63% 0.165 318.5), rgb(178, 100, 200).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.54:1).
About this color
#B264C8 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.165 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 0.038 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.54:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.165) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Orchid (#BA55D3) |
| Black text | 5.54:1 |
| White text | 3.78:1 |
Values
| HEX | #B264C8 |
| RGB | rgb(178, 100, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(287, 48%, 59%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63% 0.165 318.5) |
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 #B264C8 | 3.78:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #B264C8 | 5.54:1 | AA | Lc 39.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #B264C8 text on white | 3.78:1 | AA large text | Lc 65.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #B264C8 text on black | 5.54:1 | AA | Lc -36.6 | 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
#F9F3FA
oklch(97.1% 0.011 321.3)
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Step 100
100
#F1E5F4
oklch(93.6% 0.024 319.5)
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Step 200
200
#E6D0ED
oklch(88.4% 0.046 318)
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Step 300
300
#D7B1E2
oklch(81% 0.079 318.6)
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Step 400
400
#C285D4
oklch(70.6% 0.13 318.3)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#B264C8
oklch(63% 0.165 318.5)
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Step 600
600
#9D48B5
oklch(55.5% 0.179 318.2)
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Step 700
700
#87399C
oklch(49.2% 0.166 318.5)
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Step 800
800
#6D307E
oklch(42.7% 0.137 318.3)
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Step 900
900
#592B65
oklch(37.6% 0.108 319)
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Step 950
950
#341A3B
oklch(26.9% 0.068 318.8)
#B264C8 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) | #527ECB | 0.148 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #6986C5 | 0.133 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #B2728D | 0.105 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #838383 | 0.166 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #B264C8
#B264C8
oklch(63% 0.165 318.5)
- #509F32
#509F32
oklch(62.9% 0.164 138.4)
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 #B264C8, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #B264C8.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Orchid #BA55D3 ΔE 0.038
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.045
- Soft Purple #A66FB5 ΔE 0.046
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.055
- Pinky Purple #C94CBE ΔE 0.058
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.061
- Wisteria #A87DC2 ΔE 0.063
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.069
Use #B264C8 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.