#AA83D5

Closest named color: Wisteria (#A87DC2). oklch(67.9% 0.124 305.2), rgb(170, 131, 213).

Black text reads best on this color (6.91:1).

About this color

#AA83D5 is a medium-light, moderately saturated purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 68%, its chroma 0.124 and its hue 305°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Wisteria (#A87DC2), ΔE 0.029 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.91:1.

Hue family	Purples
Lightness	medium-light (68%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.124)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Wisteria (#A87DC2)
Black text	6.91:1
White text	3.03:1

Values

HEX	#AA83D5
RGB	rgb(170, 131, 213)
HSL	hsl(269, 49%, 67%)
OKLCH	oklch(67.9% 0.124 305.2)

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 #AA83D5	3.03:1	AA large text	Lc -62.4	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #AA83D5	6.91:1	AA	Lc 47.0	Large or bold text, headings
#AA83D5 text on white	3.03:1	AA large text	Lc 57.0	Large or bold text, headings
#AA83D5 text on black	6.91:1	AA	Lc -44.7	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 400.

Step 50
50

#F7F4FB

oklch(97.1% 0.01 305.4)
Step 100
100

#EDE6F6

oklch(93.5% 0.023 305.6)
Step 200
200

#E0D2F1

oklch(88.5% 0.045 305.9)
Step 300
300

#CCB4E9

oklch(80.8% 0.078 305.3)
Step 400
400 (this color)

#AA83D5

oklch(67.9% 0.124 305.2)
Step 500
500

#A06DD5

oklch(63.1% 0.158 305)
Step 600
600

#8C52C2

oklch(55.7% 0.172 305.4)
Step 700
700

#7742A8

oklch(49.2% 0.16 305.2)
Step 800
800

#613788

oklch(42.8% 0.133 305.4)
Step 900
900

#4F306D

oklch(37.7% 0.105 305.4)
Step 950
950

#2E1D40

oklch(27% 0.066 304.8)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#AA83D5 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)	#7193D8	0.085
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#7994D3	0.079
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#A390A2	0.094
Achromatopsia (no color)	#949494	0.125