#A86CAE

Closest named color: Soft Purple (#A66FB5). oklch(61.9% 0.118 323.6), rgb(168, 108, 174).

Black text reads best on this color (5.42:1).

About this color

#A86CAE is a medium-dark, moderately saturated purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.118 and its hue 324°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Soft Purple (#A66FB5), ΔE 0.012 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.42:1.

Hue family	Purples
Lightness	medium-dark (62%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.118)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Soft Purple (#A66FB5)
Black text	5.42:1
White text	3.87:1

Values

HEX	#A86CAE
RGB	rgb(168, 108, 174)
HSL	hsl(295, 29%, 55%)
OKLCH	oklch(61.9% 0.118 323.6)

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 #A86CAE	3.87:1	AA large text	Lc -71.5	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #A86CAE	5.42:1	AA	Lc 38.1	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#A86CAE text on white	3.87:1	AA large text	Lc 66.0	Content text, not long reading
#A86CAE text on black	5.42:1	AA	Lc -35.6	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

#F0E6F0

oklch(93.6% 0.017 325.7)
Step 200
200

#E4D2E5

oklch(88.4% 0.032 324.3)
Step 300
300

#D4B5D6

oklch(81% 0.057 324.2)
Step 400
400

#BD8DC2

oklch(70.7% 0.093 323.3)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#A86CAE

oklch(61.9% 0.118 323.6)
Step 600
600

#97579E

oklch(55.7% 0.128 323.5)
Step 700
700

#814687

oklch(49.1% 0.12 323.7)
Step 800
800

#693A6D

oklch(42.7% 0.099 324.2)
Step 900
900

#553259

oklch(37.6% 0.078 323.3)
Step 950
950

#321E34

oklch(27% 0.048 323.6)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#A86CAE 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)	#657DB0	0.107
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#7584AC	0.097
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#AA7385	0.071
Achromatopsia (no color)	#818181	0.119