#A16ECF

Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(63.1% 0.149 306.9), rgb(161, 110, 207).

Black text reads best on this color (5.64:1).

About this color

#A16ECF is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.149 and its hue 307°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.029 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.64:1.

Hue family	Purples
Lightness	medium-light (63%)
Chroma	vivid (0.149)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Medium Purple (#9370DB)
Black text	5.64:1
White text	3.71:1

Values

HEX	#A16ECF
RGB	rgb(161, 110, 207)
HSL	hsl(272, 50%, 62%)
OKLCH	oklch(63.1% 0.149 306.9)

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 #A16ECF	3.71:1	AA large text	Lc -70.0	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #A16ECF	5.64:1	AA	Lc 39.5	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#A16ECF text on white	3.71:1	AA large text	Lc 64.5	Content text, not long reading
#A16ECF text on black	5.64:1	AA	Lc -37.1	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

#F7F4FB

oklch(97.1% 0.01 305.4)
Step 100
100

#EDE6F5

oklch(93.5% 0.021 306.8)
Step 200
200

#E0D3EF

oklch(88.6% 0.04 306.5)
Step 300
300

#CDB5E6

oklch(81% 0.073 307)
Step 400
400

#B48DD9

oklch(70.8% 0.116 307.2)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#A16ECF

oklch(63.1% 0.149 306.9)
Step 600
600

#8C54BC

oklch(55.6% 0.162 306.7)
Step 700
700

#7744A2

oklch(49.1% 0.15 306.7)
Step 800
800

#613883

oklch(42.6% 0.125 307.1)
Step 900
900

#4F3169

oklch(37.6% 0.097 307.1)
Step 950
950

#2E1D3E

oklch(26.9% 0.063 306.4)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#A16ECF 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)	#5583D2	0.113
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#6285CC	0.103
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#9A7E95	0.108
Achromatopsia (no color)	#848484	0.150