#B651D5
Closest named color: Medium Orchid (#BA55D3). oklch(61.7% 0.208 317.5), rgb(182, 81, 213).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.12:1).
About this color
#B651D5 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.208 and its hue 317°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), ΔE 0.012 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.12:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (62%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.208) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Orchid (#BA55D3) |
| Black text | 5.12:1 |
| White text | 4.09:1 |
Values
| HEX | #B651D5 |
| RGB | rgb(182, 81, 213) |
| HSL | hsl(286, 61%, 58%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.7% 0.208 317.5) |
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 #B651D5 | 4.09:1 | AA large text | Lc -72.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #B651D5 | 5.12:1 | AA | Lc 36.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #B651D5 text on white | 4.09:1 | AA large text | Lc 67.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #B651D5 text on black | 5.12:1 | AA | Lc -34.2 | 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
#F2E4F7
oklch(93.6% 0.029 317.2)
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Step 200
200
#E9CEF2
oklch(88.5% 0.057 317.7)
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Step 300
300
#DCACEC
oklch(80.9% 0.102 317.5)
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Step 400
400
#C97DE2
oklch(70.7% 0.162 317.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#B651D5
oklch(61.7% 0.208 317.5)
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Step 600
600
#A633C7
oklch(55.6% 0.226 317.5)
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Step 700
700
#8E23AC
oklch(49.1% 0.21 317.4)
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Step 800
800
#74208B
oklch(42.7% 0.175 317.8)
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Step 900
900
#5E226F
oklch(37.7% 0.136 318)
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Step 950
950
#371541
oklch(26.9% 0.087 317.9)
#B651D5 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) | #2877D9 | 0.200 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #5581D2 | 0.173 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #B5688C | 0.133 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7D7D7D | 0.210 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #B651D5
#B651D5
oklch(61.7% 0.208 317.5)
- #439D00
#439D00
oklch(61.6% 0.188 137.4)
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 #B651D5, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #B651D5.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Orchid #BA55D3 ΔE 0.012
- Pinky Purple #C94CBE ΔE 0.051
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.057
- Purpley Pink #C83CB9 ΔE 0.059
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.063
- Bright Lilac #C95EFB ΔE 0.069
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.072
- Bright Lavender #C760FF ΔE 0.073
Use #B651D5 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.