#CEB5EB

Closest named color: Light Violet (#D6B4FC). oklch(81.2% 0.079 305.7), rgb(206, 181, 235).

Black text reads best on this color (11.43:1).

About this color

#CEB5EB is a light, moderately saturated purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 81%, its chroma 0.079 and its hue 306°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Light Violet (#D6B4FC), ΔE 0.028 away. Black text reads best on it, at 11.43:1.

Hue family	Purples
Lightness	light (81%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.079)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Light Violet (#D6B4FC)
Black text	11.43:1
White text	1.83:1

Values

HEX	#CEB5EB
RGB	rgb(206, 181, 235)
HSL	hsl(268, 57%, 82%)
OKLCH	oklch(81.2% 0.079 305.7)

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 #CEB5EB	1.83:1	Fails	Lc -38.6	Non-text elements, placeholder text
Black text on #CEB5EB	11.43:1	AAA	Lc 69.4	Content text, not long reading
#CEB5EB text on white	1.83:1	Fails	Lc 34.4	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#CEB5EB text on black	11.43:1	AAA	Lc -68.1	Content text, not long reading

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

#F7F4FB

oklch(97.1% 0.01 305.4)
Step 100
100

#EDE6F6

oklch(93.5% 0.023 305.6)
Step 200
200

#E0D2F1

oklch(88.5% 0.045 305.9)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#CEB5EB

oklch(81.2% 0.079 305.7)
Step 400
400

#B48BDF

oklch(70.7% 0.127 305.8)
Step 500
500

#A26BD6

oklch(63.1% 0.163 306)
Step 600
600

#8D50C3

oklch(55.5% 0.176 305.9)
Step 700
700

#7840A9

oklch(49.1% 0.165 305.8)
Step 800
800

#613689

oklch(42.7% 0.136 305.3)
Step 900
900

#4F306D

oklch(37.7% 0.105 305.4)
Step 950
950

#2E1C40

oklch(26.8% 0.068 305.4)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#CEB5EB 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)	#ACBEED	0.049
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#B0BFE9	0.047
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#CABCC8	0.059
Achromatopsia (no color)	#BFBFBF	0.080