#B362D6
Closest named color: Medium Orchid (#BA55D3). oklch(63.6% 0.183 314.6), rgb(179, 98, 214).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.63:1).
About this color
#B362D6 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.183 and its hue 315°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), ΔE 0.027 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.63:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.183) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Orchid (#BA55D3) |
| Black text | 5.63:1 |
| White text | 3.72:1 |
Values
| HEX | #B362D6 |
| RGB | rgb(179, 98, 214) |
| HSL | hsl(282, 59%, 61%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.6% 0.183 314.6) |
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 #B362D6 | 3.72:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #B362D6 | 5.63:1 | AA | Lc 39.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #B362D6 text on white | 3.72:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #B362D6 text on black | 5.63:1 | AA | Lc -37.3 | 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
#E6D0F0
oklch(88.5% 0.049 315.4)
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Step 300
300
#D6B0E9
oklch(80.9% 0.089 314.3)
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Step 400
400
#C183DE
oklch(70.6% 0.144 314.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#B362D6
oklch(63.6% 0.183 314.6)
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Step 600
600
#9D43C1
oklch(55.6% 0.198 314.8)
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Step 700
700
#8633A7
oklch(49.1% 0.185 314.7)
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Step 800
800
#6D2C87
oklch(42.7% 0.153 314.8)
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Step 900
900
#58296C
oklch(37.6% 0.119 314.6)
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Step 950
950
#34193F
oklch(27% 0.075 315.3)
#B362D6 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) | #4580DA | 0.162 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #6086D3 | 0.143 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #B07593 | 0.122 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #848484 | 0.184 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #B362D6
#B362D6
oklch(63.6% 0.183 314.6)
- #56A106
#56A106
oklch(63.5% 0.182 134.6)
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 #B362D6, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #B362D6.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Orchid #BA55D3 ΔE 0.027
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.052
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.054
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.058
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.059
- Pinky Purple #C94CBE ΔE 0.062
- Light Purple #BF77F6 ΔE 0.065
- Soft Purple #A66FB5 ΔE 0.066
Use #B362D6 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.