#8B68AE

Closest named color: Deep Lavender (#8D5EB7). oklch(58.1% 0.111 306.3), rgb(139, 104, 174).

Black text reads best on this color (4.68:1).

About this color

#8B68AE is a medium-dark, moderately saturated purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 58%, its chroma 0.111 and its hue 306°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Deep Lavender (#8D5EB7), ΔE 0.031 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.68:1.

Hue family	Purples
Lightness	medium-dark (58%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.111)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Deep Lavender (#8D5EB7)
Black text	4.68:1
White text	4.47:1

Values

HEX	#8B68AE
RGB	rgb(139, 104, 174)
HSL	hsl(270, 30%, 55%)
OKLCH	oklch(58.1% 0.111 306.3)

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 #8B68AE	4.47:1	AA large text	Lc -76.4	Fine for body text
Black text on #8B68AE	4.68:1	AA	Lc 33.1	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#8B68AE text on white	4.47:1	AA large text	Lc 71.0	Content text, not long reading
#8B68AE text on black	4.68:1	AA	Lc -30.7	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 600.

Step 50
50

#F6F4F9

oklch(97% 0.007 304.2)
Step 100
100

#ECE8F2

oklch(93.7% 0.014 304.1)
Step 200
200

#DED5E8

oklch(88.6% 0.027 307)
Step 300
300

#C9B9DB

oklch(81% 0.05 306.5)
Step 400
400

#AD94C8

oklch(70.7% 0.079 306.4)
Step 500
500

#9979BA

oklch(63.1% 0.101 306.3)
Step 600
600 (this color)

#8B68AE

oklch(58.1% 0.111 306.3)
Step 700
700

#6F508E

oklch(49.1% 0.102 306)
Step 800
800

#5B4274

oklch(42.8% 0.085 306.1)
Step 900
900

#4A385D

oklch(37.7% 0.065 305.8)
Step 950
950

#2C2137

oklch(27.1% 0.042 306.7)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#8B68AE 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)	#5876B1	0.079
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#6077AC	0.072
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#867383	0.082
Achromatopsia (no color)	#777777	0.111