Nearest-color comparison
Orchid Purple #B565A7 vs Mulberry #C54B8C: RGB distance 40.8 and contrast 1.13:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Orchid Purple and Mulberry are related but distinguishable, with an RGB distance of 40.8. Orchid Purple is lighter by 0.0312, and Mulberry is more saturated by 16 percentage points. Their mutual contrast is 1.13:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.
The main measurable differences between Orchid Purple and Mulberry across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
pink color
Orchid Purple is #B565A7, a warm pink with hue 311°, saturation 35% and luminance 0.2192. Beside Mulberry, it is lighter and less saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 5.38:1.
pink color
Mulberry is #C54B8C, a warm pink with hue 328°, saturation 51% and luminance 0.188. Beside Orchid Purple, it is darker and more saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 4.76:1.
Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.
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Colors Encyclopedia
colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and linksdifferencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributesaccessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each coloruseCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them togetherrelatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints[
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"description": "Mulberry is #C54B8C, a warm pink color with balanced character. Compared with Orchid Purple, it is darker and more saturated. Use it for beauty branding, creative systems, and premium accents, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
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"chooseSecondWhen": "Mulberry is better when the design needs balanced pink character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #C54B8C.",
"useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
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"summary": "Orchid Purple and Mulberry are different pink colors with HEX values #B565A7 and #C54B8C. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 40.8, their contrast ratio is 1.13:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
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