#B54DD3
Closest named color: Medium Orchid (#BA55D3). oklch(61% 0.211 317.9), rgb(181, 77, 211).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.96:1).
About this color
#B54DD3 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.211 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 0.019 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.96:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.211) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Orchid (#BA55D3) |
| Black text | 4.96:1 |
| White text | 4.22:1 |
Values
| HEX | #B54DD3 |
| RGB | rgb(181, 77, 211) |
| HSL | hsl(287, 60%, 56%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61% 0.211 317.9) |
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 #B54DD3 | 4.22:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #B54DD3 | 4.96:1 | AA | Lc 35.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #B54DD3 text on white | 4.22:1 | AA large text | Lc 68.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #B54DD3 text on black | 4.96:1 | AA | Lc -33.2 | 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
#F3E4F7
oklch(93.6% 0.03 319.1)
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Step 200
200
#E9CEF2
oklch(88.5% 0.057 317.7)
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Step 300
300
#DDACEC
oklch(81% 0.103 318.2)
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Step 400
400
#CA7CE3
oklch(70.7% 0.165 317.6)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#B54DD3
oklch(61% 0.211 317.9)
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Step 600
600
#A730C8
oklch(55.5% 0.23 317.7)
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Step 700
700
#8F20AC
oklch(49% 0.213 317.9)
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Step 800
800
#741F8C
oklch(42.7% 0.177 317.5)
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Step 900
900
#5E2170
oklch(37.7% 0.138 317.6)
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Step 950
950
#371541
oklch(26.9% 0.087 317.9)
#B54DD3 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) | #2174D7 | 0.205 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #527ED0 | 0.176 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #B46589 | 0.135 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7B7B7B | 0.213 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #B54DD3
#B54DD3
oklch(61% 0.211 317.9)
- #3F9B00
#3F9B00
oklch(60.9% 0.188 137.9)
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 #B54DD3, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #B54DD3.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Orchid #BA55D3 ΔE 0.019
- Pinky Purple #C94CBE ΔE 0.051
- Purpley Pink #C83CB9 ΔE 0.056
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.061
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.064
- Bright Lilac #C95EFB ΔE 0.074
- Dark Orchid #9932CC ΔE 0.075
- Purple Pink #D725DE ΔE 0.075
Use #B54DD3 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.