#BE4BD4
Closest named color: Medium Orchid (#BA55D3). oklch(62% 0.219 320.9), rgb(190, 75, 212).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.14:1).
About this color
#BE4BD4 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.219 and its hue 321°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), ΔE 0.018 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.14:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (62%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.219) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Orchid (#BA55D3) |
| Black text | 5.14:1 |
| White text | 4.08:1 |
Values
| HEX | #BE4BD4 |
| RGB | rgb(190, 75, 212) |
| HSL | hsl(290, 61%, 56%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62% 0.219 320.9) |
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 #BE4BD4 | 4.08:1 | AA large text | Lc -72.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #BE4BD4 | 5.14:1 | AA | Lc 36.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #BE4BD4 text on white | 4.08:1 | AA large text | Lc 67.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #BE4BD4 text on black | 5.14:1 | 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
#FAF2FB
oklch(97% 0.015 322.3)
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Step 100
100
#F4E4F7
oklch(93.7% 0.03 320.9)
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Step 200
200
#ECCDF2
oklch(88.6% 0.06 320.8)
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Step 300
300
#E0AAEB
oklch(80.9% 0.107 320.6)
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Step 400
400
#D079E1
oklch(70.8% 0.171 320.9)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#BE4BD4
oklch(62% 0.219 320.9)
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Step 600
600
#AD28C5
oklch(55.6% 0.238 320.8)
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Step 700
700
#9416AA
oklch(49% 0.221 320.7)
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Step 800
800
#79188A
oklch(42.8% 0.184 321)
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Step 900
900
#611E6E
oklch(37.6% 0.142 320.7)
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Step 950
950
#391341
oklch(26.9% 0.091 320.3)
#BE4BD4 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) | #2476D8 | 0.218 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #5982D1 | 0.187 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #BF6289 | 0.134 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7E7E7E | 0.220 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #BE4BD4
#BE4BD4
oklch(62% 0.219 320.9)
- #26A100
#26A100
oklch(61.9% 0.203 140.9)
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 #BE4BD4, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #BE4BD4.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Orchid #BA55D3 ΔE 0.018
- Pinky Purple #C94CBE ΔE 0.041
- Purpley Pink #C83CB9 ΔE 0.048
- Purple Pink #D725DE ΔE 0.061
- Bright Lilac #C95EFB ΔE 0.067
- Heliotrope #D94FF5 ΔE 0.068
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.069
- Bright Lavender #C760FF ΔE 0.073
Use #BE4BD4 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.