#A772B9

Closest named color: Soft Purple (#A66FB5). oklch(63.3% 0.118 317.3), rgb(167, 114, 185).

Black text reads best on this color (5.75:1).

About this color

#A772B9 is a medium-light, moderately saturated purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.118 and its hue 317°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Soft Purple (#A66FB5), ΔE 0.009 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.75:1.

Hue family	Purples
Lightness	medium-light (63%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.118)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Soft Purple (#A66FB5)
Black text	5.75:1
White text	3.65:1

Values

HEX	#A772B9
RGB	rgb(167, 114, 185)
HSL	hsl(285, 34%, 59%)
OKLCH	oklch(63.3% 0.118 317.3)

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 #A772B9	3.65:1	AA large text	Lc -69.5	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #A772B9	5.75:1	AA	Lc 40.1	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#A772B9 text on white	3.65:1	AA large text	Lc 64.0	Content text, not long reading
#A772B9 text on black	5.75:1	AA	Lc -37.7	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 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

#E2D3E7

oklch(88.5% 0.031 317.7)
Step 300
300

#D0B5DA

oklch(80.8% 0.059 316.9)
Step 400
400

#B88EC7

oklch(70.6% 0.093 317)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#A772B9

oklch(63.3% 0.118 317.3)
Step 600
600

#9159A4

oklch(55.6% 0.127 317.1)
Step 700
700

#7C488D

oklch(49.1% 0.121 317.4)
Step 800
800

#653C72

oklch(42.8% 0.098 317.7)
Step 900
900

#52345C

oklch(37.8% 0.076 317.4)
Step 950
950

#301E36

oklch(26.9% 0.05 317.4)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#A772B9 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)	#6782BC	0.099
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#7488B7	0.092
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#A77B8D	0.078
Achromatopsia (no color)	#868686	0.119