#B99BDD

Closest named color: Pale Purple (#B790D4). oklch(74% 0.098 304.9), rgb(185, 155, 221).

Black text reads best on this color (8.79:1).

About this color

#B99BDD is a medium-light, moderately saturated purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 74%, its chroma 0.098 and its hue 305°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Pale Purple (#B790D4), ΔE 0.028 away. Black text reads best on it, at 8.79:1.

Hue family	Purples
Lightness	medium-light (74%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.098)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Pale Purple (#B790D4)
Black text	8.79:1
White text	2.38:1

Values

HEX	#B99BDD
RGB	rgb(185, 155, 221)
HSL	hsl(267, 49%, 74%)
OKLCH	oklch(74% 0.098 304.9)

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 #B99BDD	2.38:1	Fails	Lc -52.0	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #B99BDD	8.79:1	AAA	Lc 57.0	Large or bold text, headings
#B99BDD text on white	2.38:1	Fails	Lc 47.0	Large or bold text, headings
#B99BDD text on black	8.79:1	AAA	Lc -55.0	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

#F7F4FA

oklch(97.1% 0.009 308.4)
Step 100
100

#ECE7F4

oklch(93.6% 0.018 303.4)
Step 200
200

#DED4EC

oklch(88.5% 0.034 304.5)
Step 300
300

#CAB7E1

oklch(80.9% 0.062 305.6)
Step 400
400 (this color)

#B99BDD

oklch(74% 0.098 304.9)
Step 500
500

#9B74C6

oklch(63% 0.126 305)
Step 600
600

#865BB3

oklch(55.5% 0.138 304.9)
Step 700
700

#724B9A

oklch(49.2% 0.127 305)
Step 800
800

#5D3E7D

oklch(42.8% 0.105 305.1)
Step 900
900

#4C3564

oklch(37.7% 0.082 305.4)
Step 950
950

#2C1F3B

oklch(26.9% 0.053 304.5)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#B99BDD 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)	#8EA7E0	0.064
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#94A8DB	0.060
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#B4A5B3	0.075
Achromatopsia (no color)	#A8A8A8	0.099