#B985A9

Closest named color: Dusty Lavender (#AC86A8). oklch(67.9% 0.08 338.3), rgb(185, 133, 169).

Black text reads best on this color (6.99:1).

About this color

#B985A9 is a medium-light, moderately saturated pink. In OKLCH its lightness is 68%, its chroma 0.080 and its hue 338°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dusty Lavender (#AC86A8), ΔE 0.021 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.99:1.

Hue family	Pinks
Lightness	medium-light (68%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.080)
Temperature	warm
Nearest name	Dusty Lavender (#AC86A8)
Black text	6.99:1
White text	3.00:1

Values

HEX	#B985A9
RGB	rgb(185, 133, 169)
HSL	hsl(318, 27%, 62%)
OKLCH	oklch(67.9% 0.08 338.3)

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 #B985A9	3.00:1	AA large text	Lc -62.0	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #B985A9	6.99:1	AA	Lc 47.4	Large or bold text, headings
#B985A9 text on white	3.00:1	AA large text	Lc 56.7	Large or bold text, headings
#B985A9 text on black	6.99:1	AA	Lc -45.1	Large or bold text, headings

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

#F9F4F7

oklch(97.2% 0.007 340.4)
Step 100
100

#F1E6ED

oklch(93.6% 0.015 338.9)
Step 200
200

#E6D2DF

oklch(88.4% 0.028 338.6)
Step 300
300

#D7B5CC

oklch(81% 0.05 338)
Step 400
400 (this color)

#B985A9

oklch(67.9% 0.08 338.3)
Step 500
500

#B2719F

oklch(63.2% 0.102 338.3)
Step 600
600

#9D5889

oklch(55.7% 0.111 338.8)
Step 700
700

#864875

oklch(49.2% 0.103 338.3)
Step 800
800

#6D3B5F

oklch(42.7% 0.086 338.4)
Step 900
900

#58334E

oklch(37.7% 0.067 337.6)
Step 950
950

#341E2D

oklch(27% 0.042 339.5)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#B985A9 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)	#8690AA	0.080
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#9398A7	0.074
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#BF8691	0.038
Achromatopsia (no color)	#959595	0.080