#BF4AE4
Closest named color: Medium Orchid (#BA55D3). oklch(63% 0.235 316.9), rgb(191, 74, 228).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.31:1).
About this color
#BF4AE4 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.235 and its hue 317°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), ΔE 0.034 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.31:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.235) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Orchid (#BA55D3) |
| Black text | 5.31:1 |
| White text | 3.95:1 |
Values
| HEX | #BF4AE4 |
| RGB | rgb(191, 74, 228) |
| HSL | hsl(286, 74%, 59%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63% 0.235 316.9) |
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 #BF4AE4 | 3.95:1 | AA large text | Lc -71.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #BF4AE4 | 5.31:1 | AA | Lc 38.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #BF4AE4 text on white | 3.95:1 | AA large text | Lc 66.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #BF4AE4 text on black | 5.31:1 | AA | Lc -35.7 | 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
#FAF2FC
oklch(97% 0.016 319.4)
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Step 100
100
#F3E3F9
oklch(93.5% 0.034 316.9)
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Step 200
200
#EBCDF6
oklch(88.6% 0.064 317)
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Step 300
300
#DFA9F2
oklch(80.9% 0.116 317.1)
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Step 400
400
#CD77EB
oklch(70.7% 0.183 316.8)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#BF4AE4
oklch(63% 0.235 316.9)
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Step 600
600
#AB1DD2
oklch(55.6% 0.255 317)
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Step 700
700
#9304B6
oklch(49.1% 0.237 317.1)
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Step 800
800
#771093
oklch(42.6% 0.196 317)
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Step 900
900
#601A76
oklch(37.7% 0.154 316.6)
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Step 950
950
#381245
oklch(26.9% 0.097 316.3)
#BF4AE4 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) | #0079E8 | 0.228 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #4D83E0 | 0.197 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #BD6892 | 0.150 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #808080 | 0.237 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #BF4AE4
#BF4AE4
oklch(63% 0.235 316.9)
- #48A100
#48A100
oklch(62.9% 0.19 137)
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 #BF4AE4, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #BF4AE4.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Orchid #BA55D3 ΔE 0.034
- Bright Lilac #C95EFB ΔE 0.051
- Heliotrope #D94FF5 ΔE 0.055
- Bright Lavender #C760FF ΔE 0.056
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.057
- Purple Pink #D725DE ΔE 0.058
- Pinky Purple #C94CBE ΔE 0.063
- Hot Purple #CB00F5 ΔE 0.066
Use #BF4AE4 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.