#A88CEC

Closest named color: Perrywinkle (#8F8CE7). oklch(70.4% 0.139 296.1), rgb(168, 140, 236).

Black text reads best on this color (7.62:1).

About this color

#A88CEC is a medium-light, moderately saturated purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 70%, its chroma 0.139 and its hue 296°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Perrywinkle (#8F8CE7), ΔE 0.038 away. Black text reads best on it, at 7.62:1.

Hue family	Purples
Lightness	medium-light (70%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.139)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Perrywinkle (#8F8CE7)
Black text	7.62:1
White text	2.75:1

Values

HEX	#A88CEC
RGB	rgb(168, 140, 236)
HSL	hsl(257, 72%, 74%)
OKLCH	oklch(70.4% 0.139 296.1)

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 #A88CEC	2.75:1	Fails	Lc -58.3	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #A88CEC	7.62:1	AAA	Lc 51.0	Large or bold text, headings
#A88CEC text on white	2.75:1	Fails	Lc 53.1	Large or bold text, headings
#A88CEC text on black	7.62:1	AAA	Lc -48.8	Large or bold text, headings

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 400.

Step 50
50

#F6F4FD

oklch(97.1% 0.012 296.4)
Step 100
100

#EBE7F9

oklch(93.6% 0.024 296.1)
Step 200
200

#DBD3F6

oklch(88.4% 0.048 295.9)
Step 300
300

#C5B6F3

oklch(81% 0.086 295.7)
Step 400
400 (this color)

#A88CEC

oklch(70.4% 0.139 296.1)
Step 500
500

#956DE7

oklch(63.1% 0.178 296)
Step 600
600

#8151D5

oklch(55.6% 0.194 296.3)
Step 700
700

#6D41B9

oklch(49.2% 0.18 296)
Step 800
800

#593695

oklch(42.7% 0.149 296.5)
Step 900
900

#483077

oklch(37.6% 0.117 295.9)
Step 950
950

#2A1D46

oklch(27% 0.074 295.6)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#A88CEC 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)	#719CF0	0.078
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#759BEA	0.075
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#9A9DB1	0.112
Achromatopsia (no color)	#9C9C9C	0.140