#BEA2DF

Closest named color: Baby Purple (#CA9BF7). oklch(75.8% 0.091 305.3), rgb(190, 162, 223).

Black text reads best on this color (9.42:1).

About this color

#BEA2DF is a medium-light, moderately saturated purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 76%, its chroma 0.091 and its hue 305°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Baby Purple (#CA9BF7), ΔE 0.047 away. Black text reads best on it, at 9.42:1.

Hue family	Purples
Lightness	medium-light (76%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.091)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Baby Purple (#CA9BF7)
Black text	9.42:1
White text	2.22:1

Values

HEX	#BEA2DF
RGB	rgb(190, 162, 223)
HSL	hsl(268, 49%, 75%)
OKLCH	oklch(75.8% 0.091 305.3)

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 #BEA2DF	2.22:1	Fails	Lc -48.7	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #BEA2DF	9.42:1	AAA	Lc 60.1	Content text, not long reading
#BEA2DF text on white	2.22:1	Fails	Lc 43.9	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#BEA2DF text on black	9.42:1	AAA	Lc -58.3	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 300.

Step 50
50

#F7F4FC

oklch(97.2% 0.011 303.1)
Step 100
100

#EEE6F8

oklch(93.6% 0.025 305.8)
Step 200
200

#E1D1F4

oklch(88.4% 0.05 306)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#BEA2DF

oklch(75.8% 0.091 305.3)
Step 400
400

#B687E8

oklch(70.7% 0.145 305.3)
Step 500
500

#A565E1

oklch(63.1% 0.186 305.6)
Step 600
600

#9048CF

oklch(55.6% 0.202 305.2)
Step 700
700

#7B38B3

oklch(49.1% 0.187 305.5)
Step 800
800

#643091

oklch(42.8% 0.155 305.4)
Step 900
900

#512C74

oklch(37.7% 0.121 305)
Step 950
950

#2F1A44

oklch(26.9% 0.078 304.8)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#BEA2DF 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)	#97ADE2	0.058
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#9CAEDD	0.055
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#B9ABB8	0.069
Achromatopsia (no color)	#AEAEAE	0.091