#B971BF

Closest named color: Soft Purple (#A66FB5). oklch(65.4% 0.137 324.2), rgb(185, 113, 191).

Black text reads best on this color (6.17:1).

About this color

#B971BF is a medium-light, moderately saturated purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 65%, its chroma 0.137 and its hue 324°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Soft Purple (#A66FB5), ΔE 0.036 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.17:1.

Hue family	Purples
Lightness	medium-light (65%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.137)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Soft Purple (#A66FB5)
Black text	6.17:1
White text	3.39:1

Values

HEX	#B971BF
RGB	rgb(185, 113, 191)
HSL	hsl(295, 38%, 60%)
OKLCH	oklch(65.4% 0.137 324.2)

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 #B971BF	3.39:1	AA large text	Lc -66.7	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #B971BF	6.17:1	AA	Lc 42.8	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#B971BF text on white	3.39:1	AA large text	Lc 61.3	Content text, not long reading
#B971BF text on black	6.17:1	AA	Lc -40.4	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

#F9F3F9

oklch(97% 0.01 325.7)
Step 100
100

#F1E6F1

oklch(93.7% 0.019 325.7)
Step 200
200

#E6D1E7

oklch(88.4% 0.037 324.5)
Step 300
300

#D7B2D9

oklch(80.8% 0.067 324.6)
Step 400
400

#C289C6

oklch(70.7% 0.107 324.4)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#B971BF

oklch(65.4% 0.137 324.2)
Step 600
600

#9D50A3

oklch(55.6% 0.149 324.6)
Step 700
700

#86408C

oklch(49.1% 0.139 324.4)
Step 800
800

#6D3572

oklch(42.7% 0.116 324.2)
Step 900
900

#582F5C

oklch(37.6% 0.089 323.9)
Step 950
950

#341C36

oklch(27% 0.057 324.2)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#B971BF 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)	#6986C2	0.126
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#7C8EBD	0.114
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#BC798F	0.081
Achromatopsia (no color)	#8B8B8B	0.138