#AF87B7

Closest named color: Dusty Lavender (#AC86A8). oklch(67.8% 0.083 320.7), rgb(175, 135, 183).

Black text reads best on this color (6.97:1).

About this color

#AF87B7 is a medium-light, moderately saturated purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 68%, its chroma 0.083 and its hue 321°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dusty Lavender (#AC86A8), ΔE 0.023 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.97:1.

Hue family	Purples
Lightness	medium-light (68%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.083)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Dusty Lavender (#AC86A8)
Black text	6.97:1
White text	3.01:1

Values

HEX	#AF87B7
RGB	rgb(175, 135, 183)
HSL	hsl(290, 25%, 62%)
OKLCH	oklch(67.8% 0.083 320.7)

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 #AF87B7	3.01:1	AA large text	Lc -62.1	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #AF87B7	6.97:1	AA	Lc 47.3	Large or bold text, headings
#AF87B7 text on white	3.01:1	AA large text	Lc 56.8	Large or bold text, headings
#AF87B7 text on black	6.97:1	AA	Lc -45.0	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

#F8F4F8

oklch(97.1% 0.007 325.6)
Step 100
100

#EFE7F0

oklch(93.7% 0.015 322.3)
Step 200
200

#E2D3E5

oklch(88.4% 0.029 320.6)
Step 300
300

#D0B6D5

oklch(80.8% 0.051 320.8)
Step 400
400 (this color)

#AF87B7

oklch(67.8% 0.083 320.7)
Step 500
500

#A674B0

oklch(63.1% 0.104 320.7)
Step 600
600

#915B9C

oklch(55.5% 0.115 320.7)
Step 700
700

#7C4B85

oklch(49.2% 0.106 321.2)
Step 800
800

#643E6C

oklch(42.7% 0.087 320.5)
Step 900
900

#523558

oklch(37.7% 0.069 320.6)
Step 950
950

#301F33

oklch(26.9% 0.043 321.4)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#AF87B7 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)	#8292B9	0.069
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#8B96B5	0.064
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#B08C98	0.052
Achromatopsia (no color)	#959595	0.083