#BB54C8
Closest named color: Medium Orchid (#BA55D3). oklch(62% 0.194 323), rgb(187, 84, 200).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.21:1).
About this color
#BB54C8 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.194 and its hue 323°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), ΔE 0.017 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.21:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (62%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.194) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Orchid (#BA55D3) |
| Black text | 5.21:1 |
| White text | 4.02:1 |
Values
| HEX | #BB54C8 |
| RGB | rgb(187, 84, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(293, 51%, 56%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62% 0.194 323) |
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 #BB54C8 | 4.02:1 | AA large text | Lc -72.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #BB54C8 | 5.21:1 | AA | Lc 37.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #BB54C8 text on white | 4.02:1 | AA large text | Lc 66.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| #BB54C8 text on black | 5.21:1 | AA | Lc -34.7 | 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
#FAF3FA
oklch(97.2% 0.012 325.7)
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Step 100
100
#F3E4F5
oklch(93.6% 0.028 322.2)
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Step 200
200
#EBCEEE
oklch(88.5% 0.053 323.1)
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Step 300
300
#DFACE4
oklch(80.9% 0.095 323.4)
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Step 400
400
#CD7DD7
oklch(70.6% 0.153 322.9)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#BB54C8
oklch(62% 0.194 323)
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Step 600
600
#AA37B8
oklch(55.6% 0.211 323.2)
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Step 700
700
#92279F
oklch(49.1% 0.197 323.1)
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Step 800
800
#762381
oklch(42.6% 0.163 322.8)
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Step 900
900
#602467
oklch(37.8% 0.126 323.4)
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Step 950
950
#38163D
oklch(27% 0.081 322.4)
#BB54C8 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) | #4077CC | 0.190 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #6483C5 | 0.166 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #BE6586 | 0.117 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7F7F7F | 0.195 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #BB54C8
#BB54C8
oklch(62% 0.194 323)
- #1FA123
#1FA123
oklch(61.9% 0.194 143.1)
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 #BB54C8, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #BB54C8.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Orchid #BA55D3 ΔE 0.017
- Pinky Purple #C94CBE ΔE 0.031
- Purpley Pink #C83CB9 ΔE 0.046
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.061
- Soft Purple #A66FB5 ΔE 0.076
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.078
- Bright Lilac #C95EFB ΔE 0.080
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.082
Use #BB54C8 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.