#8172BD

Closest named color: Deep Lilac (#966EBD). oklch(59.7% 0.113 291.8), rgb(129, 114, 189).

Black text reads best on this color (5.07:1).

About this color

#8172BD is a medium-dark, moderately saturated purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.113 and its hue 292°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Deep Lilac (#966EBD), ΔE 0.034 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.07:1.

Hue family	Purples
Lightness	medium-dark (60%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.113)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Deep Lilac (#966EBD)
Black text	5.07:1
White text	4.13:1

Values

HEX	#8172BD
RGB	rgb(129, 114, 189)
HSL	hsl(252, 36%, 59%)
OKLCH	oklch(59.7% 0.113 291.8)

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 #8172BD	4.13:1	AA large text	Lc -73.9	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #8172BD	5.07:1	AA	Lc 35.7	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#8172BD text on white	4.13:1	AA large text	Lc 68.4	Content text, not long reading
#8172BD text on black	5.07:1	AA	Lc -33.3	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.

Step 50
50

#F5F5FA

oklch(97.2% 0.007 286.3)
Step 100
100

#EAE8F4

oklch(93.6% 0.016 293.7)
Step 200
200

#D9D6EC

oklch(88.5% 0.03 292)
Step 300
300

#C1BBE2

oklch(81% 0.055 292.2)
Step 400
400

#A197D4

oklch(70.7% 0.089 291.5)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#8172BD

oklch(59.7% 0.113 291.8)
Step 600
600

#7564B5

oklch(55.6% 0.123 291.5)
Step 700
700

#63539B

oklch(49.2% 0.113 291.9)
Step 800
800

#50447E

oklch(42.7% 0.094 291.4)
Step 900
900

#423A65

oklch(37.7% 0.072 291.1)
Step 950
950

#27223B

oklch(27% 0.046 292.2)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#8172BD 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)	#5C7EC0	0.056
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#5D7BBB	0.053
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#73808E	0.095
Achromatopsia (no color)	#7D7D7D	0.113