#BF4AD4
Closest named color: Medium Orchid (#BA55D3). oklch(62% 0.221 321.2), rgb(191, 74, 212).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.14:1).
About this color
#BF4AD4 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.221 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 0.020 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.14:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (62%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.221) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Orchid (#BA55D3) |
| Black text | 5.14:1 |
| White text | 4.08:1 |
Values
| HEX | #BF4AD4 |
| RGB | rgb(191, 74, 212) |
| HSL | hsl(291, 62%, 56%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62% 0.221 321.2) |
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 #BF4AD4 | 4.08:1 | AA large text | Lc -72.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #BF4AD4 | 5.14:1 | AA | Lc 36.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #BF4AD4 text on white | 4.08:1 | AA large text | Lc 67.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #BF4AD4 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
#F4E3F7
oklch(93.5% 0.032 321.1)
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Step 200
200
#ECCDF2
oklch(88.6% 0.06 320.8)
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Step 300
300
#E1AAEB
oklch(81% 0.107 321.2)
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Step 400
400
#D078E1
oklch(70.7% 0.173 321)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#BF4AD4
oklch(62% 0.221 321.2)
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Step 600
600
#AE26C5
oklch(55.6% 0.24 321.2)
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Step 700
700
#9513AA
oklch(49% 0.223 321.1)
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Step 800
800
#79178A
oklch(42.7% 0.185 321)
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Step 900
900
#621D6E
oklch(37.7% 0.144 321.3)
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Step 950
950
#3A1341
oklch(27.1% 0.092 321.3)
#BF4AD4 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) | #2375D8 | 0.221 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #5982D1 | 0.189 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #C16189 | 0.134 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7E7E7E | 0.222 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #BF4AD4
#BF4AD4
oklch(62% 0.221 321.2)
- #21A200
#21A200
oklch(62.1% 0.205 141.2)
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 #BF4AD4, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #BF4AD4.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Orchid #BA55D3 ΔE 0.020
- Pinky Purple #C94CBE ΔE 0.041
- Purpley Pink #C83CB9 ΔE 0.047
- Purple Pink #D725DE ΔE 0.059
- Heliotrope #D94FF5 ΔE 0.067
- Bright Lilac #C95EFB ΔE 0.068
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.071
- Bright Lavender #C760FF ΔE 0.073
Use #BF4AD4 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.