#CD88CF

Closest named color: Lavender Pink (#DD85D7). oklch(72% 0.126 325.8), rgb(205, 136, 207).

Black text reads best on this color (8.01:1).

About this color

#CD88CF is a medium-light, moderately saturated purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 72%, its chroma 0.126 and its hue 326°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Lavender Pink (#DD85D7), ΔE 0.030 away. Black text reads best on it, at 8.01:1.

Hue family	Purples
Lightness	medium-light (72%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.126)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Lavender Pink (#DD85D7)
Black text	8.01:1
White text	2.61:1

Values

HEX	#CD88CF
RGB	rgb(205, 136, 207)
HSL	hsl(298, 43%, 67%)
OKLCH	oklch(72% 0.126 325.8)

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 #CD88CF	2.61:1	Fails	Lc -56.1	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #CD88CF	8.01:1	AAA	Lc 53.1	Large or bold text, headings
#CD88CF text on white	2.61:1	Fails	Lc 50.9	Large or bold text, headings
#CD88CF text on black	8.01:1	AAA	Lc -51.0	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

#F9F3F9

oklch(97% 0.01 325.7)
Step 100
100

#F2E5F2

oklch(93.6% 0.022 325.8)
Step 200
200

#E9D0E9

oklch(88.6% 0.043 325.9)
Step 300
300

#DCAFDC

oklch(80.8% 0.079 326.3)
Step 400
400 (this color)

#CD88CF

oklch(72% 0.126 325.8)
Step 500
500

#B962BD

oklch(63% 0.161 325.6)
Step 600
600

#A546A9

oklch(55.6% 0.175 326)
Step 700
700

#8D3791

oklch(49.2% 0.162 325.9)
Step 800
800

#722E76

oklch(42.6% 0.135 325.4)
Step 900
900

#5D2A5F

oklch(37.7% 0.105 326)
Step 950
950

#361938

oklch(26.9% 0.067 324.8)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#CD88CF 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)	#829AD2	0.115
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#93A3CD	0.106
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#D18FA2	0.074
Achromatopsia (no color)	#A0A0A0	0.126