#A06EA5

Closest named color: Dark Lilac (#9C6DA5). oklch(60.9% 0.099 323.5), rgb(160, 110, 165).

Black text reads best on this color (5.26:1).

About this color

#A06EA5 is a medium-dark, moderately saturated purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.099 and its hue 324°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dark Lilac (#9C6DA5), ΔE 0.008 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.26:1.

Hue family	Purples
Lightness	medium-dark (61%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.099)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Dark Lilac (#9C6DA5)
Black text	5.26:1
White text	3.98:1

Values

HEX	#A06EA5
RGB	rgb(160, 110, 165)
HSL	hsl(295, 23%, 54%)
OKLCH	oklch(60.9% 0.099 323.5)

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 #A06EA5	3.98:1	AA large text	Lc -72.6	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #A06EA5	5.26:1	AA	Lc 37.0	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#A06EA5 text on white	3.98:1	AA large text	Lc 67.1	Content text, not long reading
#A06EA5 text on black	5.26:1	AA	Lc -34.6	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

#F8F4F8

oklch(97.1% 0.007 325.6)
Step 100
100

#EFE7EF

oklch(93.7% 0.014 325.7)
Step 200
200

#E2D3E4

oklch(88.4% 0.028 322.2)
Step 300
300

#D1B7D3

oklch(81% 0.048 323.8)
Step 400
400

#B990BD

oklch(70.7% 0.079 323.4)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#A06EA5

oklch(60.9% 0.099 323.5)
Step 600
600

#925C97

oklch(55.6% 0.108 323.9)
Step 700
700

#7C4C81

oklch(49.2% 0.1 323.5)
Step 800
800

#653E69

oklch(42.7% 0.084 323.6)
Step 900
900

#523555

oklch(37.6% 0.065 323.5)
Step 950
950

#301F32

oklch(26.9% 0.042 323)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#A06EA5 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)	#697CA7	0.088
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#7581A3	0.080
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#A27482	0.061
Achromatopsia (no color)	#7F7F7F	0.100