#A46FB2

Closest named color: Soft Purple (#A66FB5). oklch(62.1% 0.114 319.1), rgb(164, 111, 178).

Black text reads best on this color (5.49:1).

About this color

#A46FB2 is a medium-light, moderately saturated purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.114 and its hue 319°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Soft Purple (#A66FB5), ΔE 0.006 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.49:1.

Hue family	Purples
Lightness	medium-light (62%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.114)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Soft Purple (#A66FB5)
Black text	5.49:1
White text	3.82:1

Values

HEX	#A46FB2
RGB	rgb(164, 111, 178)
HSL	hsl(287, 30%, 57%)
OKLCH	oklch(62.1% 0.114 319.1)

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 #A46FB2	3.82:1	AA large text	Lc -71.1	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #A46FB2	5.49:1	AA	Lc 38.5	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#A46FB2 text on white	3.82:1	AA large text	Lc 65.6	Content text, not long reading
#A46FB2 text on black	5.49:1	AA	Lc -36.1	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

#F8F4F9

oklch(97.2% 0.008 319.4)
Step 100
100

#EFE7F1

oklch(93.7% 0.016 319.4)
Step 200
200

#E2D3E6

oklch(88.5% 0.03 319.1)
Step 300
300

#D1B6D8

oklch(81% 0.055 319.3)
Step 400
400

#B98FC4

oklch(70.7% 0.089 319.2)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#A46FB2

oklch(62.1% 0.114 319.1)
Step 600
600

#9259A1

oklch(55.6% 0.125 319.1)
Step 700
700

#7C498A

oklch(49.1% 0.115 318.7)
Step 800
800

#653C70

oklch(42.7% 0.096 318.9)
Step 900
900

#52345B

oklch(37.7% 0.074 318.2)
Step 950
950

#301F35

oklch(27% 0.046 318.4)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#A46FB2 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)	#667FB5	0.098
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#7384B0	0.089
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#A57788	0.074
Achromatopsia (no color)	#828282	0.115