#B451CD
Closest named color: Medium Orchid (#BA55D3). oklch(61% 0.2 319.1), rgb(180, 81, 205).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.99:1).
About this color
#B451CD is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.200 and its hue 319°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), ΔE 0.016 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.99:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.200) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Orchid (#BA55D3) |
| Black text | 4.99:1 |
| White text | 4.20:1 |
Values
| HEX | #B451CD |
| RGB | rgb(180, 81, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(288, 55%, 56%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61% 0.2 319.1) |
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 #B451CD | 4.20:1 | AA large text | Lc -73.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #B451CD | 4.99:1 | AA | Lc 35.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #B451CD text on white | 4.20:1 | AA large text | Lc 68.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #B451CD text on black | 4.99:1 | AA | Lc -33.3 | 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
#F9F3FB
oklch(97.1% 0.012 317.7)
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Step 100
100
#F2E4F6
oklch(93.5% 0.028 318.7)
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Step 200
200
#E9CEF0
oklch(88.4% 0.054 319.3)
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Step 300
300
#DCADE9
oklch(81% 0.097 318.8)
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Step 400
400
#CA7EDE
oklch(70.8% 0.157 319.1)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#B451CD
oklch(61% 0.2 319.1)
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Step 600
600
#A637C1
oklch(55.6% 0.217 319)
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Step 700
700
#8E27A7
oklch(49% 0.202 318.8)
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Step 800
800
#742387
oklch(42.7% 0.167 319.3)
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Step 900
900
#5E246C
oklch(37.8% 0.13 319.3)
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Step 950
950
#37163F
oklch(27% 0.082 319.4)
#B451CD 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) | #3175D1 | 0.192 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #597FCA | 0.167 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #B46588 | 0.125 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7C7C7C | 0.201 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #B451CD
#B451CD
oklch(61% 0.2 319.1)
- #379C00
#379C00
oklch(60.9% 0.192 139)
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 #B451CD, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #B451CD.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Orchid #BA55D3 ΔE 0.016
- Pinky Purple #C94CBE ΔE 0.046
- Purpley Pink #C83CB9 ΔE 0.054
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.055
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.066
- Purply #983FB2 ΔE 0.075
- Dark Orchid #9932CC ΔE 0.079
- Bright Lilac #C95EFB ΔE 0.080
Use #B451CD 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.