#B97FBB

Closest named color: Wisteria (#A87DC2). oklch(67.5% 0.108 325.6), rgb(185, 127, 187).

Black text reads best on this color (6.81:1).

About this color

#B97FBB is a medium-light, moderately saturated purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 68%, its chroma 0.108 and its hue 326°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Wisteria (#A87DC2), ΔE 0.031 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.81:1.

Hue family	Purples
Lightness	medium-light (68%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.108)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Wisteria (#A87DC2)
Black text	6.81:1
White text	3.08:1

Values

HEX	#B97FBB
RGB	rgb(185, 127, 187)
HSL	hsl(298, 31%, 62%)
OKLCH	oklch(67.5% 0.108 325.6)

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 #B97FBB	3.08:1	AA large text	Lc -63.0	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #B97FBB	6.81:1	AA	Lc 46.5	Large or bold text, headings
#B97FBB text on white	3.08:1	AA large text	Lc 57.6	Large or bold text, headings
#B97FBB text on black	6.81:1	AA	Lc -44.2	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

#F9F3F9

oklch(97% 0.01 325.7)
Step 100
100

#F1E6F1

oklch(93.7% 0.019 325.7)
Step 200
200

#E7D1E7

oklch(88.5% 0.038 325.9)
Step 300
300

#D8B2D9

oklch(80.9% 0.068 325.4)
Step 400
400 (this color)

#B97FBB

oklch(67.5% 0.108 325.6)
Step 500
500

#B369B6

oklch(63% 0.138 325.7)
Step 600
600

#9E4FA2

oklch(55.6% 0.15 325.5)
Step 700
700

#873F8B

oklch(49% 0.14 325.4)
Step 800
800

#6E3571

oklch(42.8% 0.116 325.5)
Step 900
900

#592F5B

oklch(37.7% 0.089 325.5)
Step 950
950

#341C35

oklch(27% 0.056 325.6)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#B97FBB 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)	#7A8EBD	0.098
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#8895B9	0.090
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#BC8595	0.064
Achromatopsia (no color)	#939393	0.109