#B26CB6

Closest named color: Soft Purple (#A66FB5). oklch(63.4% 0.132 325.1), rgb(178, 108, 182).

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

About this color

#B26CB6 is a medium-light, moderately saturated purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.132 and its hue 325°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Soft Purple (#A66FB5), ΔE 0.021 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.71:1.

Hue family	Purples
Lightness	medium-light (63%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.132)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Soft Purple (#A66FB5)
Black text	5.71:1
White text	3.67:1

Values

HEX	#B26CB6
RGB	rgb(178, 108, 182)
HSL	hsl(297, 34%, 57%)
OKLCH	oklch(63.4% 0.132 325.1)

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 #B26CB6	3.67:1	AA large text	Lc -69.6	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #B26CB6	5.71:1	AA	Lc 40.0	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#B26CB6 text on white	3.67:1	AA large text	Lc 64.1	Content text, not long reading
#B26CB6 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

#F9F4F9

oklch(97.2% 0.008 325.6)
Step 100
100

#F1E6F1

oklch(93.7% 0.019 325.7)
Step 200
200

#E6D1E6

oklch(88.4% 0.036 325.9)
Step 300
300

#D7B3D8

oklch(81% 0.065 325.3)
Step 400
400

#C28AC4

oklch(70.8% 0.103 325.4)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#B26CB6

oklch(63.4% 0.132 325.1)
Step 600
600

#9C51A1

oklch(55.5% 0.144 324.9)
Step 700
700

#85418A

oklch(49% 0.135 324.8)
Step 800
800

#6C3670

oklch(42.6% 0.112 324.7)
Step 900
900

#58305A

oklch(37.7% 0.085 325.4)
Step 950
950

#341C35

oklch(27% 0.056 325.6)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#B26CB6 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)	#6580B9	0.123
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#7788B4	0.111
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#B57488	0.079
Achromatopsia (no color)	#858585	0.133