#CC94CF

Closest named color: Pale Purple (#B790D4). oklch(74% 0.104 324.9), rgb(204, 148, 207).

Black text reads best on this color (8.70:1).

About this color

#CC94CF is a medium-light, moderately saturated purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 74%, its chroma 0.104 and its hue 325°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Pale Purple (#B790D4), ΔE 0.037 away. Black text reads best on it, at 8.70:1.

Hue family	Purples
Lightness	medium-light (74%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.104)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Pale Purple (#B790D4)
Black text	8.70:1
White text	2.41:1

Values

HEX	#CC94CF
RGB	rgb(204, 148, 207)
HSL	hsl(297, 38%, 70%)
OKLCH	oklch(74% 0.104 324.9)

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 #CC94CF	2.41:1	Fails	Lc -52.4	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #CC94CF	8.70:1	AAA	Lc 56.6	Large or bold text, headings
#CC94CF text on white	2.41:1	Fails	Lc 47.4	Large or bold text, headings
#CC94CF text on black	8.70:1	AAA	Lc -54.6	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

#F9F4F9

oklch(97.2% 0.008 325.6)
Step 100
100

#F1E6F1

oklch(93.7% 0.019 325.7)
Step 200
200

#E6D1E7

oklch(88.4% 0.037 324.5)
Step 300
300

#D7B3D8

oklch(81% 0.065 325.3)
Step 400
400 (this color)

#CC94CF

oklch(74% 0.104 324.9)
Step 500
500

#B16BB5

oklch(63.1% 0.132 325.1)
Step 600
600

#9C51A1

oklch(55.5% 0.144 324.9)
Step 700
700

#85428A

oklch(49.2% 0.133 324.7)
Step 800
800

#6C3770

oklch(42.7% 0.11 324.6)
Step 900
900

#58305B

oklch(37.8% 0.086 324.6)
Step 950
950

#341C35

oklch(27% 0.056 325.6)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#CC94CF 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)	#8FA3D1	0.093
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#9CA9CD	0.085
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#CF99A9	0.061
Achromatopsia (no color)	#A7A7A7	0.104