#BB8FE8

Closest named color: Pale Purple (#B790D4). oklch(72.5% 0.133 306.1), rgb(187, 143, 232).

Black text reads best on this color (8.20:1).

About this color

#BB8FE8 is a medium-light, moderately saturated purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 73%, its chroma 0.133 and its hue 306°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Pale Purple (#B790D4), ΔE 0.031 away. Black text reads best on it, at 8.20:1.

Hue family	Purples
Lightness	medium-light (73%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.133)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Pale Purple (#B790D4)
Black text	8.20:1
White text	2.55:1

Values

HEX	#BB8FE8
RGB	rgb(187, 143, 232)
HSL	hsl(270, 66%, 74%)
OKLCH	oklch(72.5% 0.133 306.1)

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 #BB8FE8	2.55:1	Fails	Lc -55.1	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #BB8FE8	8.20:1	AAA	Lc 54.0	Large or bold text, headings
#BB8FE8 text on white	2.55:1	Fails	Lc 50.0	Large or bold text, headings
#BB8FE8 text on black	8.20:1	AAA	Lc -52.0	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

#F7F4FC

oklch(97.2% 0.011 303.1)
Step 100
100

#EEE6F7

oklch(93.6% 0.024 307)
Step 200
200

#E1D2F2

oklch(88.6% 0.046 306.6)
Step 300
300

#CEB3EC

oklch(80.9% 0.084 306.1)
Step 400
400 (this color)

#BB8FE8

oklch(72.5% 0.133 306.1)
Step 500
500

#A369D9

oklch(63% 0.17 306)
Step 600
600

#8F4DC7

oklch(55.6% 0.186 306.2)
Step 700
700

#793DAC

oklch(49% 0.173 305.8)
Step 800
800

#63348B

oklch(42.8% 0.142 306.2)
Step 900
900

#502E6F

oklch(37.6% 0.111 305.9)
Step 950
950

#2F1C41

oklch(27% 0.07 306)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#BB8FE8 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)	#7BA0EB	0.093
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#85A2E6	0.086
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#B49DB1	0.099
Achromatopsia (no color)	#A2A2A2	0.134