#BE49C7
Closest named color: Medium Orchid (#BA55D3). oklch(61% 0.21 324.8), rgb(190, 73, 199).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.96:1).
About this color
#BE49C7 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.210 and its hue 325°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), ΔE 0.026 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.96:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.210) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Orchid (#BA55D3) |
| Black text | 4.96:1 |
| White text | 4.22:1 |
Values
| HEX | #BE49C7 |
| RGB | rgb(190, 73, 199) |
| HSL | hsl(296, 53%, 53%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61% 0.21 324.8) |
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 #BE49C7 | 4.22:1 | AA large text | Lc -73.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #BE49C7 | 4.96:1 | AA | Lc 35.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #BE49C7 text on white | 4.22:1 | AA large text | Lc 68.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #BE49C7 text on black | 4.96:1 | 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
#FAF2FB
oklch(97% 0.015 322.3)
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Step 100
100
#F5E3F5
oklch(93.5% 0.031 325.8)
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Step 200
200
#EDCDEE
oklch(88.5% 0.056 325.1)
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Step 300
300
#E3AAE6
oklch(81% 0.103 324.8)
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Step 400
400
#D379D9
oklch(70.8% 0.165 324.8)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#BE49C7
oklch(61% 0.21 324.8)
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Step 600
600
#B02BBB
oklch(55.6% 0.228 324.6)
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Step 700
700
#971AA1
oklch(49.1% 0.212 324.7)
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Step 800
800
#7B1A82
oklch(42.7% 0.176 325)
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Step 900
900
#631F69
oklch(37.7% 0.137 324.4)
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Step 950
950
#3A143D
oklch(27% 0.086 324.7)
#BE49C7 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) | #3272CB | 0.214 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #6080C4 | 0.183 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #C25C82 | 0.123 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7B7B7B | 0.212 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #BE49C7
#BE49C7
oklch(61% 0.21 324.8)
- #009F28
#009F28
oklch(61% 0.193 144.8)
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 #BE49C7, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #BE49C7.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Orchid #BA55D3 ΔE 0.026
- Pinky Purple #C94CBE ΔE 0.028
- Purpley Pink #C83CB9 ΔE 0.032
- Purple Pink #D725DE ΔE 0.068
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.073
- Purply #983FB2 ΔE 0.082
- Heliotrope #D94FF5 ΔE 0.083
- Bright Lilac #C95EFB ΔE 0.085
Use #BE49C7 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.