#B35BDD
Closest named color: Medium Orchid (#BA55D3). oklch(63% 0.201 313.3), rgb(179, 91, 221).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.45:1).
About this color
#B35BDD is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.201 and its hue 313°. 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 5.45:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.201) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Orchid (#BA55D3) |
| Black text | 5.45:1 |
| White text | 3.84:1 |
Values
| HEX | #B35BDD |
| RGB | rgb(179, 91, 221) |
| HSL | hsl(281, 66%, 61%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63% 0.201 313.3) |
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 #B35BDD | 3.84:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #B35BDD | 5.45:1 | AA | Lc 38.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #B35BDD text on white | 3.84:1 | AA large text | Lc 65.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #B35BDD text on black | 5.45:1 | AA | Lc -36.2 | 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
#F9F3FC
oklch(97.1% 0.013 314.8)
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Step 100
100
#F1E5F8
oklch(93.7% 0.028 313.4)
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Step 200
200
#E6CFF3
oklch(88.5% 0.055 313.4)
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Step 300
300
#D7AEEE
oklch(80.9% 0.098 313.2)
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Step 400
400
#C380E5
oklch(70.7% 0.158 313.5)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#B35BDD
oklch(63% 0.201 313.3)
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Step 600
600
#9F3BCB
oklch(55.7% 0.218 313.4)
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Step 700
700
#882BAF
oklch(49.1% 0.203 313.6)
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Step 800
800
#6E268E
oklch(42.7% 0.168 313.2)
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Step 900
900
#592671
oklch(37.7% 0.13 313.2)
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Step 950
950
#341742
oklch(26.9% 0.083 313.3)
#B35BDD 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) | #317DE1 | 0.181 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #5584DA | 0.159 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #AF7294 | 0.134 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #828282 | 0.202 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #B35BDD
#B35BDD
oklch(63% 0.201 313.3)
- #5A9F00
#5A9F00
oklch(63.2% 0.179 133.4)
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 #B35BDD, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #B35BDD.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Orchid #BA55D3 ΔE 0.021
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.044
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.052
- Bright Lilac #C95EFB ΔE 0.058
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.061
- Bright Lavender #C760FF ΔE 0.061
- Pinky Purple #C94CBE ΔE 0.064
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.067
Use #B35BDD 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.