Medium Orchid is the CSS named color #BA55D3 — rgb(186, 85, 211), hsl(288, 59%, 58%). Its relative luminance is 0.216, giving 3.94:1 against white and 5.33:1 against black, so it works as a text color on black.
| HEX | #BA55D3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 85, 211) |
| HSL | hsl(288, 59%, 58%) |
| Relative luminance | 0.2164 |
| Contrast on white | 3.94:1 large text only |
| Contrast on black | 5.33:1 AA pass |
Built by mixing mediumorchid toward white (four steps) and toward black (four steps) while keeping the hue. Use the shades generator for a different step count or to add harmony sets.
Closest by CIELAB distance (ΔE76). For perceptual matching in a design system, compare in OKLab before locking a token.
mediumorchid is #BA55D3, which is rgb(186, 85, 211) and hsl(288, 59%, 58%). It is one of the 148 CSS named colors defined by the CSS Color Module Level 4.
Medium Orchid has a relative luminance of 0.216 on a 0–1 scale, so it is a dark color. Against white it scores 3.94:1; against black, 5.33:1.
mediumorchid reaches 5.33:1 against black, which clears WCAG 2.2 AA for normal text (4.5:1) at any size.