#BB4ED5
Closest named color: Medium Orchid (#BA55D3). oklch(62% 0.214 319.4), rgb(187, 78, 213).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.16:1).
About this color
#BB4ED5 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.214 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 0.013 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.16:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (62%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.214) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Orchid (#BA55D3) |
| Black text | 5.16:1 |
| White text | 4.06:1 |
Values
| HEX | #BB4ED5 |
| RGB | rgb(187, 78, 213) |
| HSL | hsl(288, 62%, 57%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62% 0.214 319.4) |
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 #BB4ED5 | 4.06:1 | AA large text | Lc -72.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #BB4ED5 | 5.16:1 | AA | Lc 37.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #BB4ED5 text on white | 4.06:1 | AA large text | Lc 67.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #BB4ED5 text on black | 5.16:1 | AA | Lc -34.5 | 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
#FAF3FC
oklch(97.2% 0.014 318.7)
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Step 100
100
#F3E4F7
oklch(93.6% 0.03 319.1)
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Step 200
200
#EBCDF2
oklch(88.5% 0.059 319.8)
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Step 300
300
#DEABEB
oklch(80.9% 0.104 319.3)
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Step 400
400
#CD7AE1
oklch(70.6% 0.168 319.6)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#BB4ED5
oklch(62% 0.214 319.4)
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Step 600
600
#AA2DC6
oklch(55.6% 0.233 319.4)
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Step 700
700
#921CAB
oklch(49.1% 0.217 319.5)
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Step 800
800
#761C8B
oklch(42.7% 0.18 319)
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Step 900
900
#60206F
oklch(37.8% 0.14 319.4)
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Step 950
950
#381441
oklch(26.9% 0.089 319.1)
#BB4ED5 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) | #2677D9 | 0.210 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #5782D2 | 0.182 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #BB658B | 0.134 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7E7E7E | 0.216 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #BB4ED5
#BB4ED5
oklch(62% 0.214 319.4)
- #35A000
#35A000
oklch(62% 0.197 139.5)
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 #BB4ED5, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #BB4ED5.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Orchid #BA55D3 ΔE 0.013
- Pinky Purple #C94CBE ΔE 0.045
- Purpley Pink #C83CB9 ΔE 0.053
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.064
- Bright Lilac #C95EFB ΔE 0.066
- Purple Pink #D725DE ΔE 0.068
- Heliotrope #D94FF5 ΔE 0.071
- Bright Lavender #C760FF ΔE 0.071
Use #BB4ED5 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.