#B06EB2

Closest named color: Soft Purple (#A66FB5). oklch(63.3% 0.123 325.9), rgb(176, 110, 178).

Black text reads best on this color (5.71:1).

About this color

#B06EB2 is a medium-light, moderately saturated purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.123 and its hue 326°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Soft Purple (#A66FB5), ΔE 0.018 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.71:1.

Hue family	Purples
Lightness	medium-light (63%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.123)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Soft Purple (#A66FB5)
Black text	5.71:1
White text	3.67:1

Values

HEX	#B06EB2
RGB	rgb(176, 110, 178)
HSL	hsl(298, 31%, 56%)
OKLCH	oklch(63.3% 0.123 325.9)

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 #B06EB2	3.67:1	AA large text	Lc -69.6	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #B06EB2	5.71:1	AA	Lc 40.0	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#B06EB2 text on white	3.67:1	AA large text	Lc 64.1	Content text, not long reading
#B06EB2 text on black	5.71:1	AA	Lc -37.6	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

#E5D2E5

oklch(88.5% 0.033 325.9)
Step 300
300

#D6B4D6

oklch(81% 0.06 326.1)
Step 400
400

#C08BC1

oklch(70.6% 0.097 325.9)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#B06EB2

oklch(63.3% 0.123 325.9)
Step 600
600

#9A549D

oklch(55.5% 0.134 325.7)
Step 700
700

#844486

oklch(49.1% 0.125 326.1)
Step 800
800

#6B386D

oklch(42.6% 0.104 325.8)
Step 900
900

#573158

oklch(37.6% 0.08 326.1)
Step 950
950

#331D34

oklch(27% 0.051 325.4)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#B06EB2 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)	#6880B4	0.115
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#7988B0	0.104
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#B37588	0.072
Achromatopsia (no color)	#858585	0.124